Sanskrit quote nr. 155 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अक्ष्णोर्मञ्जुलमञ्जनं चरणयोर्नीलाश्मजौ नूपुरा- वङ्गे नीलपटः स्फुटं मृगमदन्यासः कपोलस्थले ।
यत्प्रीत्या परिशीलितं परदृशां रोधाय तत्सांप्रतं नेपथ्यस्य विधावपीदमसतीजातस्य जातं तमः ॥

akṣṇormañjulamañjanaṃ caraṇayornīlāśmajau nūpurā- vaṅge nīlapaṭaḥ sphuṭaṃ mṛgamadanyāsaḥ kapolasthale |
yatprītyā pariśīlitaṃ paradṛśāṃ rodhāya tatsāṃprataṃ nepathyasya vidhāvapīdamasatījātasya jātaṃ tamaḥ ||

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.
Manjula (mañjula, मञ्जुल): defined in 6 categories.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Nupura (nūpura, नूपुर): defined in 10 categories.
Vanga (vaṅga, वङ्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Nilapata (nīlapaṭa, नीलपट): defined in 2 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Mrigamada (mrgamada, mṛgamada, मृगमद): defined in 3 categories.
Nyasa (nyāsa, न्यास): defined in 21 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pritya (prītyā, प्रीत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Shilita (silita, śīlita, शीलित): defined in 1 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Rodha (रोध): defined in 9 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sampratam (sāmpratam, साम्प्रतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samprata (sāmprata, साम्प्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Nepathya (नेपथ्य): defined in 6 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Asati (asatī, असती): defined in 5 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, 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), India history, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “akṣṇormañjulamañjanaṃ caraṇayornīlāśmajau nūpurā- vaṅge nīlapaṭaḥ sphuṭaṃ mṛgamadanyāsaḥ kapolasthale”
akṣṇor -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
mañjulam -
mañjula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mañjula (noun, neuter)

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

mañjulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
añjanam -
añjana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

añjana (noun, neuter)

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

añjanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caraṇayor -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
nīlāśma -
nīlāśman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
jau -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ji (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ji (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nūpurā* -
nūpura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vaṅge -
vaṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vaṅga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√vaṅg (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
nīlapaṭaḥ -
nīlapaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sphuṭam -
sphuṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mṛgamada -
mṛgamada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nyāsaḥ -
nyāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kapolas -
kapola (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
le -
la (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

li (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “yatprītyā pariśīlitaṃ paradṛśāṃ rodhāya tatsāṃprataṃ nepathyasya vidhāvapīdamasatījātasya jātaṃ tamaḥ”
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
prītyā -
prītyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prīti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śīlitam -
śīlita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīlita (noun, neuter)

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

śīlitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śīl -> śīlita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √śīl]

√śīl -> śīlita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √śīl]

√śīl -> śīlitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √śīl]

√śīl -> śīlita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śīl class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śīl]

√śīl -> śīlita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śīl class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śīl class 10 verb], [nominative single from √śīl], [accusative single from √śīl]
para -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dṛśām -
dṛśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
rodhāya -
rodha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

rodha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sāmpratam -
sāmpratam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sāmprata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāmprata (noun, neuter)

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

sāmpratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nepathyasya -
nepathya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vidhāva -
vidh (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vidhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[imperative active first dual]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[imperative active first dual]
apī -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
asatī -
asatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jātasya -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
jātam -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

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

jātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 155 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