Sanskrit quote nr. 1675 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्त्रैः स्वैरपि संयताग्रचरणो मूर्च्छाविरामक्षणे स्वाधीनव्रणिताङ्गशस्त्रनिचितो रोमोद्गमं वर्मयन् ।
भग्नानुद्वलयन्निजान् परभटान् संतर्जयन् निष्ठुरं धन्यो धाम जयश्रियः पृथुरणस्तम्भे पताकायते ॥

antraiḥ svairapi saṃyatāgracaraṇo mūrcchāvirāmakṣaṇe svādhīnavraṇitāṅgaśastranicito romodgamaṃ varmayan |
bhagnānudvalayannijān parabhaṭān saṃtarjayan niṣṭhuraṃ dhanyo dhāma jayaśriyaḥ pṛthuraṇastambhe patākāyate ||

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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Samyat (saṃyat, संयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samyata (saṃyata, संयत, saṃyatā, संयता): defined in 8 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Svadhina (svādhīna, स्वाधीन): defined in 5 categories.
Vranita (vraṇita, व्रणित, vraṇitā, व्रणिता): defined in 2 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Nicita (निचित): defined in 5 categories.
Romodgama (रोमोद्गम): defined in 5 categories.
Varman (वर्मन्): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न, bhagnā, भग्ना): defined in 13 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Bhata (bhaṭa, भट): defined in 10 categories.
Santa (सन्त, santā, सन्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Dhama (dhāma, धाम): defined in 13 categories.
Jayashri (jayasri, jayaśrī, जयश्री): defined in 3 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 12 categories.
Stambha (स्तम्भ): defined in 17 categories.
Stambhi (स्तम्भि): defined in 1 categories.
Pataka (patāka, पताक): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “antraiḥ svairapi saṃyatāgracaraṇo mūrcchāvirāmakṣaṇe svādhīnavraṇitāṅgaśastranicito romodgamaṃ varmayan”
antraiḥ -
antra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
svair -
sva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṃyatā -
saṃyata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃyata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃyat (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

saṃyat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

saṃyat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

saṃyatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caraṇo* -
Cannot analyse mūrcchāvirāmakṣaṇe*sv
svādhīna -
svādhīna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svādhīna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vraṇitā -
vraṇita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vraṇita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vraṇitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vraṇ -> vraṇita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraṇ class 10 verb]

√vraṇ -> vraṇita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraṇ class 10 verb]

√vraṇ -> vraṇitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vraṇ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vraṇ class 10 verb]

√vraṇ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aṅgaśas -
aṅgaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tra -
tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nicito* -
nicita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
romodgamam -
romodgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
varma -
varman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
Line 2: “bhagnānudvalayannijān parabhaṭān saṃtarjayan niṣṭhuraṃ dhanyo dhāma jayaśriyaḥ pṛthuraṇastambhe patākāyate”
bhagnā -
bhagna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhagna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhagnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dva -
dū (noun, feminine)

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

dva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alayan -
√lay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
nijān -
nija (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
para -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhaṭān -
bhaṭa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
santar -
santa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]

√sam -> santa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]

√sam -> santā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
ṛja -
√ṛj (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
yan -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

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

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
niṣṭhuram -
niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)

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

niṣṭhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhanyo* -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dhāman (noun, neuter)

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

√dhā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
jayaśriyaḥ -
jayaśrī (noun, feminine)

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

jayaśrī (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
aṇa -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

stambhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√stambh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
patākāya -
patāka (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive 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 1675 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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