Sanskrit quote nr. 1672 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्त्रप्रोतबृहत्कपालनलकक्रूरक्वणत्कङ्कण- प्रायप्रेङ्खितभूरिभूषणरवैराधोषयन्त्यम्बरम् ।
पीतच्छर्दितरक्तकर्दमघनप्राग्भारघोरोल्लसद् व्यालोलस्तनभारभैरववपुर्दर्पोद्धतं धावति ॥

antraprotabṛhatkapālanalakakrūrakvaṇatkaṅkaṇa- prāyapreṅkhitabhūribhūṣaṇaravairādhoṣayantyambaram |
pītaccharditaraktakardamaghanaprāgbhāraghorollasad vyālolastanabhārabhairavavapurdarpoddhataṃ dhāvati ||

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.

Antra (अन्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Prota (प्रोत): defined in 4 categories.
Brihatka (brhatka, bṛhatka, बृहत्क): defined in 1 categories.
Palana (pālana, पालन): defined in 10 categories.
Laka (लक): defined in 2 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Kvanat (kvaṇat, क्वणत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kankana (kaṅkaṇa, कङ्कण): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prenkhita (preṅkhita, प्रेङ्खित): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Ambara (अम्बर): defined in 18 categories.
Vyalola (vyālola, व्यालोल): defined in 2 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bhairava (भैरव): defined in 17 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत): defined in 12 categories.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “antraprotabṛhatkapālanalakakrūrakvaṇatkaṅkaṇa- prāyapreṅkhitabhūribhūṣaṇaravairādhoṣayantyambaram”
antra -
antra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prota (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bṛhatka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pālana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
laka -
laka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

krūra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kvaṇat -
√kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṅkaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
preṅkhita -
preṅkhita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

preṅkhita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhūri (noun, neuter)

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

bhūri (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ravair -
rava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dho -
dha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
uṣa -
uṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yantya -
yanti (noun, feminine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ambaram -
ambara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “pītaccharditaraktakardamaghanaprāgbhāraghorollasad vyālolastanabhārabhairavavapurdarpoddhataṃ dhāvati”
Cannot analyse pītaccharditaraktakardamaghanaprāgbhāraghorollasad*vy
vyālolas -
vyālola (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tana -
tana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 1)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhairava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapur -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
darpo -
darpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
uddhatam -
uddhata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uddhata (noun, neuter)

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

uddhatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhāvati -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third 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 1672 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: 25 April, 2019