Sanskrit quote nr. 1510 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुवनमनुशैलं तामनालोक्य सीतां प्रतिदिनमतिदीनं वीक्ष्य रामं विरामम् ।
गिरिरशनिमयोऽयं यस्तदा न द्विधाभूत् क्षितिरपि न विदीर्णा सापि सर्वंसहैव ॥

anuvanamanuśailaṃ tāmanālokya sītāṃ pratidinamatidīnaṃ vīkṣya rāmaṃ virāmam |
giriraśanimayo'yaṃ yastadā na dvidhābhūt kṣitirapi na vidīrṇā sāpi sarvaṃsahaiva ||

Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.

Anuvanam (अनुवनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Kya (क्य): defined in 4 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता): defined in 23 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन, dīna, दीन): defined in 16 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Dinam (dīnam, दीनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Virama (virāma, विराम): defined in 8 categories.
Giri (गिरि): defined in 16 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yasta (यस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dvidha (dvidhā, द्विधा): defined in 8 categories.
Kshiti (ksiti, kṣiti, क्षिति): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vidirna (vidīrṇā, विदीर्णा): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvamsaha (sarvaṃsaha, सर्वंसह, sarvaṃsahā, सर्वंसहा): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “anuvanamanuśailaṃ tāmanālokya sītāṃ pratidinamatidīnaṃ vīkṣya rāmaṃ virāmam”
anuvanam -
anuvanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śailam -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śailā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tāma -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nālo -
kya -
kya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sītām -
sītā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dinam -
dina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dina (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dinā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīnam -
dīnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vīkṣya -
vīkṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīkṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāmam -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
virāmam -
virāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “giriraśanimayo'yaṃ yastadā na dvidhābhūt kṣitirapi na vidīrṇā sāpi sarvaṃsahaiva”
girir -
giri (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aśanim -
aśani (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

aśani (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ayo' -
ayas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yasta -
yasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
dā* -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvidhā -
dvidhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvidha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvidha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvidhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhūt -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
kṣitir -
kṣiti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

kṣiti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidīrṇā -
vidīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sarvaṃsahai -
sarvaṃsaha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvaṃsaha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvaṃsahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.

It has serial number 1510 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)

Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019