Sanskrit quote nr. 156 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अक्ष्णोर्युग्मं विलोकान्मृदुतनुगुणतस्तर्पयन्ती शरीरं दिव्यामोदेन वक्त्रादपगतमरुता नासिकां चारुवाचा ।
श्रोत्रद्वंद्वं मनोज्ञाद्रसनमपि रसादर्पयन्ती मुखाब्जं यद्वत्पञ्चाक्षसौख्यं वितरति युवतिः कामिनां नान्यदेवं ॥

akṣṇoryugmaṃ vilokānmṛdutanuguṇatastarpayantī śarīraṃ divyāmodena vaktrādapagatamarutā nāsikāṃ cāruvācā |
śrotradvaṃdvaṃ manojñādrasanamapi rasādarpayantī mukhābjaṃ yadvatpañcākṣasaukhyaṃ vitarati yuvatiḥ kāmināṃ nānyadevaṃ ||

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.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Viloka (विलोक): defined in 3 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Gunatah (guṇataḥ, गुणतः): defined in 1 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divi (दिवि, divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Divya (दिव्य, divyā, दिव्या): defined in 19 categories.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Apagata (अपगत): defined in 6 categories.
Nasika (nāsikā, नासिका): defined in 14 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा): defined in 16 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Shrotra (srotra, śrotra, श्रोत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Manojna (manojña, मनोज्ञ): defined in 9 categories.
Rasana (रसन): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Mukhabja (mukhābja, मुखाब्ज): defined in 3 categories.
Yadvat (यद्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pancaksha (pancaksa, pañcākṣa, पञ्चाक्ष): defined in 3 categories.
Saukhya (सौख्य): defined in 9 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Arati (अरति): defined in 16 categories.
Yuvati (युवति): defined in 11 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Nanyadeva (nānyadeva, नान्यदेव): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “akṣṇoryugmaṃ vilokānmṛdutanuguṇatastarpayantī śarīraṃ divyāmodena vaktrādapagatamarutā nāsikāṃ cāruvācā”
akṣṇor -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
yugmam -
yugma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yugma (noun, neuter)

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

yugmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yugman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yugman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
vilokān -
viloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

viloka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mṛdu -
mṛdu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mṛdu (noun, neuter)

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

mṛdū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tanu -
tanu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

tanu (noun, neuter)

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

tanū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
guṇatas -
guṇataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tarpayantī -
√tṛp -> tarpayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √tṛp]

√tṛp -> tarpayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √tṛp], [vocative dual from √tṛp], [accusative dual from √tṛp]

√tṛp -> tarpayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tṛp]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
divyā -
divi (noun, masculine)

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

divī (noun, feminine)

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

divya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√div -> divya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √div]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

divyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āmodena -
āmoda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

āmoda (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vaktrād -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
apagatam -
apagata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apagata (noun, neuter)

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

apagatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
arutā -
nāsikām -
nāsikā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
cāru -
cāru (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vācā -
vācā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vāc (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

vācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śrotradvaṃdvaṃ manojñādrasanamapi rasādarpayantī mukhābjaṃ yadvatpañcākṣasaukhyaṃ vitarati yuvatiḥ kāmināṃ nānyadevaṃ”
śrotra -
śrotra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvandvam -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
manojñād -
manojña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

manojña (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
rasanam -
rasana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rasana (noun, neuter)

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

rasanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rasād -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
arpayantī -
√ṛ -> arpayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ṛ], [vocative dual from √ṛ], [accusative dual from √ṛ]

√ṛ -> arpayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ṛ]
mukhābjam -
mukhābja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yadvat -
yadvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pañcākṣa -
pañcākṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saukhyam -
saukhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vit -
vid (noun, masculine)

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

vid (noun, neuter)

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

vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidh (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
arati -
arati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

arati (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yuvatiḥ -
yuvati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāminām -
kāmin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kāmin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
nānyadevam -
nānyadeva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative 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 156 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