Sanskrit quote nr. 1639 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्मग्नकरेणवः कलभकव्यारुग्णकन्दाङ्कुरैः सामोदाः परितः प्रमत्तमहिषश्वासोल्लसद्वीचयः ।
संमोदं जनयन्ति शैलसरितः सुच्छायकच्छस्थली- सीमानो जलसेकशीतलशिलानिद्राणरोहिद्गणाः ॥

antarmagnakareṇavaḥ kalabhakavyārugṇakandāṅkuraiḥ sāmodāḥ paritaḥ pramattamahiṣaśvāsollasadvīcayaḥ |
saṃmodaṃ janayanti śailasaritaḥ succhāyakacchasthalī- sīmāno jalasekaśītalaśilānidrāṇarohidgaṇāḥ ||

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.

Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Magna (मग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Kalabhaka (कलभक): defined in 1 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Arugna (arugṇa, अरुग्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Kanda (कन्द): defined in 14 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Samoda (sāmoda, सामोद, sāmodā, सामोदा): defined in 1 categories.
Pramatta (प्रमत्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ahi (ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष): defined in 9 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास, śvāsā, श्वासा): defined in 17 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vici (vīci, वीचि): defined in 9 categories.
Moda (मोद): defined in 9 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarita (सरित): defined in 6 categories.
Succhaya (succhāya, सुच्छाय): defined in 2 categories.
Kaccha (कच्छ): defined in 12 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली): defined in 12 categories.
Siman (sīman, सीमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Jalaseka (जलसेक): defined in 2 categories.
Shitala (sitala, śītala, शीतल): defined in 13 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Rohit (रोहित्): defined in 2 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण, gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.

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

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: “antarmagnakareṇavaḥ kalabhakavyārugṇakandāṅkuraiḥ sāmodāḥ paritaḥ pramattamahiṣaśvāsollasadvīcayaḥ”
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
magna -
magna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

magna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√majj -> magna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj -> magna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]
kareṇavaḥ -
kareṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kareṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kalabhaka -
kalabhaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyā -
vya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

arugṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kandā -
kanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kanda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kand (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental plural]
sāmodāḥ -
sāmoda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sāmodā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
paritaḥ -
paritaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pramattam -
pramatta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramatta (noun, neuter)

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

pramattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śvāso -
śvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ullasad -
ullasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ullasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vīcayaḥ -
vīci (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “saṃmodaṃ janayanti śailasaritaḥ succhāyakacchasthalī- sīmāno jalasekaśītalaśilānidrāṇarohidgaṇāḥ”
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
modam -
moda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

modā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
janayanti -
√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √jan]

√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]

√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]

√jan (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]

√jan (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
śaila -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saritaḥ -
sarit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sarita (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

succhāya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kaccha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
sīmāno* -
sīman (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sīman (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jalaseka -
jalaseka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śītala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śilāni -
√śil (verb class 6)

[imperative active first single]
drā -
dra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√drā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āṇa -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√aṇ (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
rohid -
rohit (noun, masculine)

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

rohit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gaṇāḥ -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

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 1639 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