Sanskrit quote nr. 154 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अक्ष्णोर्निक्षिपदञ्जनं श्रवणयोस्तापिञ्छगुच्छावलीं मूर्ध्नि श्यामसरोजदाम कुचयोः कस्तूरिकापत्रकम् ।
धूर्तानामभिसारसंभ्रमजुषां विष्वङ्निकुञ्जे सखि ध्वान्तं नीलनिचोलचारु सुदृशां प्रत्यङ्गमालिङ्गति ॥

akṣṇornikṣipadañjanaṃ śravaṇayostāpiñchagucchāvalīṃ mūrdhni śyāmasarojadāma kucayoḥ kastūrikāpatrakam |
dhūrtānāmabhisārasaṃbhramajuṣāṃ viṣvaṅnikuñje sakhi dhvāntaṃ nīlanicolacāru sudṛśāṃ pratyaṅgamāliṅgati ||

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.

Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇā, श्रवणा, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Tapincha (tāpiñcha, तापिञ्छ): defined in 4 categories.
Guccha (गुच्छ): defined in 7 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम): defined in 18 categories.
Saroja (सरोज): defined in 7 categories.
Dama (dāma, दाम): defined in 14 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Kasturika (kastūrikā, कस्तूरिका): defined in 3 categories.
Raka (रक): defined in 5 categories.
Dhurta (dhūrta, धूर्त, dhūrtā, धूर्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Abhisara (abhisāra, अभिसार): defined in 11 categories.
Sambhrama (सम्भ्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣā, जुषा): defined in 2 categories.
Vishvak (visvak, viṣvak, विष्वक्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishvanc (visvanc, viṣvañc, विष्वञ्च्): defined in 1 categories.
Nikunja (nikuñja, निकुञ्ज): defined in 7 categories.
Dhvanta (dhvānta, ध्वान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Nicola (निचोल): defined in 2 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Sudrish (sudrs, sudṛś, सुदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Pratyanga (pratyaṅga, प्रत्यङ्ग): defined in 6 categories.

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

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: “akṣṇornikṣipadañjanaṃ śravaṇayostāpiñchagucchāvalīṃ mūrdhni śyāmasarojadāma kucayoḥ kastūrikāpatrakam”
akṣṇor -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣipad -
√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
añjanam -
añjana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

añjana (noun, neuter)

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

añjanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śravaṇayos -
śravaṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

śravaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

śravaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
tāpiñcha -
tāpiñcha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gucchāva -
guccha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alī -
ali (noun, masculine)

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

alin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mūrdhni -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śyāma -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śyāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[imperative active first plural]
saroja -
saroja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saroja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāma -
dāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dāman (noun, neuter)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
kucayoḥ -
kuca (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
kastūrikā -
kastūrikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apat -
apad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

apad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb]
rakam -
raka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dhūrtānāmabhisārasaṃbhramajuṣāṃ viṣvaṅnikuñje sakhi dhvāntaṃ nīlanicolacāru sudṛśāṃ pratyaṅgamāliṅgati”
dhūrtānām -
dhūrta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dhūrta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dhūrtā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
abhisāra -
abhisāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sambhrama -
sambhrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sambhrama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
juṣām -
juṣ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

juṣ (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

juṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
viṣvaṅ -
viṣvak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viṣvañc (noun, masculine)

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

viṣvañc (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nikuñje -
nikuñja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sakhi -
sakhi (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sakhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dhvāntam -
dhvānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvānta (noun, neuter)

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

dhvāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nīla -
nīla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nīla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nīl (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nicola -
nicola (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable]

cāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sudṛśām -
sudṛś (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sudṛś (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
pratyaṅgam -
pratyaṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyaṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
liṅgati -
√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]

√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]

√liṅg (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

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 154 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: 20 April, 2019