Sanskrit quote nr. 1660 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तस्तारं तरलिततलाः स्तोकमुत्पीडभाजः पक्ष्माग्रेषु ग्रथितपृषतः कीर्णधाराः क्रमेण ।
चित्तातङ्कं निजगरिमतः सम्यगासूत्रयन्तो निर्यान्त्यस्याः कुवलयदृशो बाष्पवारां प्रवाहाः ॥

antastāraṃ taralitatalāḥ stokamutpīḍabhājaḥ pakṣmāgreṣu grathitapṛṣataḥ kīrṇadhārāḥ krameṇa |
cittātaṅkaṃ nijagarimataḥ samyagāsūtrayanto niryāntyasyāḥ kuvalayadṛśo bāṣpavārāṃ pravāhāḥ ||

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.
Tara (tāra, तार): defined in 26 categories.
Taralita (तरलित): defined in 2 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Stokam (स्तोकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Stoka (स्तोक): defined in 4 categories.
Utpida (utpīḍa, उत्पीड): defined in 1 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Pakshma (paksma, pakṣma, पक्ष्म): defined in 5 categories.
Pakshman (paksman, pakṣman, पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Grathita (ग्रथित): defined in 6 categories.
Prishat (prsat, pṛṣat, पृषत्): defined in 3 categories.
Prishata (prsata, pṛṣata, पृषत): defined in 5 categories.
Kirna (kīrṇa, कीर्ण): defined in 3 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Kramena (krameṇa, क्रमेण): defined in 2 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nirya (niryā, निर्या): defined in 1 categories.
Antya (अन्त्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kuvalayadrish (kuvalayadrs, kuvalayadṛś, कुवलयदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Bashpa (baspa, bāṣpa, बाष्प): defined in 7 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vārā, वारा): defined in 23 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “antastāraṃ taralitatalāḥ stokamutpīḍabhājaḥ pakṣmāgreṣu grathitapṛṣataḥ kīrṇadhārāḥ krameṇa”
antas -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tāram -
tāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāra (noun, neuter)

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

tārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
taralita -
taralita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taralita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
talāḥ -
tala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

talā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

stoka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

stoka (noun, neuter)

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

stokā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
utpīḍa -
utpīḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhājaḥ -
bhāj (noun, masculine)

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

bhāj (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pakṣmā -
pakṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pakṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pakṣman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
agreṣu -
agra (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

agra (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
grathita -
grathita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

grathita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣataḥ -
pṛṣat (noun, masculine)

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

pṛṣat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

pṛṣata (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
dhārāḥ -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “cittātaṅkaṃ nijagarimataḥ samyagāsūtrayanto niryāntyasyāḥ kuvalayadṛśo bāṣpavārāṃ pravāhāḥ”
cittāt -
citta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aṅkam -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nija -
nija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
garima -
gariman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samyag -
samyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āsū -
tra -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ayanto* -
ayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
niryā -
niryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
antyasyā -
antya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

antya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kuvalayadṛśo* -
kuvalayadṛś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
bāṣpa -
bāṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vārām -
vār (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vār (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pravā -
prava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahāḥ -
ahar (noun, neuter)

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

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second 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 1660 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