Sanskrit quote nr. 1646 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्ये सततं लुथन्त्यगणितास्तानेव पाथोधरैर् आत्तानापततस्तरङ्गवलयैरालिङ्ग्य गृह्णन्नसौ ।
व्यक्तं मौक्तिकरत्नतां जलकणान्संप्रापयत्यम्बुधिः प्रायोऽन्येन कृतादरो लघुरपि प्राप्तोऽर्च्यते स्वामिभिः ॥

antarye satataṃ luthantyagaṇitāstāneva pāthodharair āttānāpatatastaraṅgavalayairāliṅgya gṛhṇannasau |
vyaktaṃ mauktikaratnatāṃ jalakaṇānsaṃprāpayatyambudhiḥ prāyo'nyena kṛtādaro laghurapi prāpto'rcyate svāmibhiḥ ||

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.

Antarya (अन्तर्य, antaryā, अन्तर्या): defined in 3 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Pathodhara (pāthodhara, पाथोधर): defined in 1 categories.
Atta (ātta, आत्त): defined in 10 categories.
Ranga (raṅga, रङ्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 17 categories.
Alingya (āliṅgya, आलिङ्ग्य): defined in 5 categories.
Grihnat (grhnat, gṛhṇat, गृह्णत्): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Vyaktam (व्यक्तम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vyakta (व्यक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Mauktikaratnata (mauktikaratnatā, मौक्तिकरत्नता): defined in 1 categories.
Jalaka (जलक): defined in 11 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ambudhi (अम्बुधि): defined in 8 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 7 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kritadara (krtadara, kṛtādara, कृतादर): defined in 2 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.

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

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: “antarye satataṃ luthantyagaṇitāstāneva pāthodharair āttānāpatatastaraṅgavalayairāliṅgya gṛhṇannasau”
antarye -
antarya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

antarya (noun, neuter)

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

antaryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Cannot analyse luthantyagaṇitāstāneva*pā
pāthodharair -
pāthodhara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
āttān -
ātta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āpata -
√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
tasta -
√tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]

√tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]

√stai (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
raṅga -
raṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

raṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√raṅg (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental plural]

valaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
āliṅgya -
āliṅgya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āliṅgya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gṛhṇann -
gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vyaktaṃ mauktikaratnatāṃ jalakaṇānsaṃprāpayatyambudhiḥ prāyo'nyena kṛtādaro laghurapi prāpto'rcyate svāmibhiḥ”
vyaktam -
vyaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyakta (noun, neuter)

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

vyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mauktikaratnatām -
mauktikaratnatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jalaka -
jalaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇān -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
samprā -
sampra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
apayat -
√pay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]

√pi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]

√pī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
ya -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
ambudhiḥ -
ambudhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāyo' -
prāyas (noun, neuter)

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

prāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anyena -
anya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṛtādaro* -
kṛtādara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
laghur -
laghu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prāpto' -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arcyate -
√ṛc (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]

√ṛc (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
svāmibhiḥ -
svāmin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental 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 1646 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