Sanskrit quote nr. 1584 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तःकूजदुदारकण्ठमसकृन्मुञ्चेति लोलेक्षणं प्रायः स्मेरकपोलमूलममृतप्रस्यन्दि बिम्बाधरम् ।
आधूताङ्गुलिपल्लवाग्रमलमित्यानर्तितभ्रूलतं पीतं येन मुखं त्वदीयमबले सोऽहं हि धन्यो युवा ॥

antaḥkūjadudārakaṇṭhamasakṛnmuñceti lolekṣaṇaṃ prāyaḥ smerakapolamūlamamṛtaprasyandi bimbādharam |
ādhūtāṅgulipallavāgramalamityānartitabhrūlataṃ pītaṃ yena mukhaṃ tvadīyamabale so'haṃ hi dhanyo yuvā ||

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.

Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Kujat (kūjat, कूजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Udara (udāra, उदार): defined in 18 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Asakrit (asakrt, asakṛt, असकृत्): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Lolekshana (loleksana, lolekṣaṇa, लोलेक्षण): defined in 2 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Smera (स्मेर): defined in 4 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Prasyandin (प्रस्यन्दिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bimbadhara (bimbādhara, बिम्बाधर): defined in 4 categories.
Adhuta (ādhūta, आधूत, ādhūtā, आधूता): defined in 4 categories.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Agram (अग्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Tvadiya (tvadīya, त्वदीय): defined in 4 categories.
Abala (अबल, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Yu (yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.

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

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: “antaḥkūjadudārakaṇṭhamasakṛnmuñceti lolekṣaṇaṃ prāyaḥ smerakapolamūlamamṛtaprasyandi bimbādharam”
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kūjad -
√kūj -> kūjat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
udāra -
udāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṇṭham -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
asakṛn -
asakṛt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
muñce -
√muc (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
lolekṣaṇam -
lolekṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lolekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lolekṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāyaḥ -
prāyas (noun, neuter)

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

prāya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

smera (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
amṛta -
amṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

amṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]

√mṛ (verb class 6)

[aorist middle third single]
prasyandi -
prasyandin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prasyandin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bimbādharam -
bimbādhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ādhūtāṅgulipallavāgramalamityānartitabhrūlataṃ pītaṃ yena mukhaṃ tvadīyamabale so'haṃ hi dhanyo yuvā”
ādhūtā -
ādhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅguli -
aṅguli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

aṅgulī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pallavā -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pallava (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

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

agrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ityān -
itya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
arti -
arti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhrūlatam -
bhrūlatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pītam -
pīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīta (noun, neuter)

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

pītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)

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

√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)

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

√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)

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

√pī (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tvadīyam -
tvadīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tvadīya (noun, neuter)

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

tvadīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abale -
abala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

abala (noun, neuter)

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

abalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dhanyo* -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yuvā -
yū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yuvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yuvan (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 1584 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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