Sanskrit quote nr. 1738 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यः कः क्षारवार्धे त्वमिव नियमितो वानरैर्वा नरैर्वा विप्रेणैकेन कोऽन्यः करकुहरपुटीपात्रमात्रे निपीतः ।
जल्पन्नित्थं पृथूर्मिघ्वनिभिरवतरत्फेनकूटाट्टहासैः स्पर्धां धत्ते पयोधेरधिकमधिपुरं निर्मितो यत्तटाकः ॥

anyaḥ kaḥ kṣāravārdhe tvamiva niyamito vānarairvā narairvā vipreṇaikena ko'nyaḥ karakuharapuṭīpātramātre nipītaḥ |
jalpannitthaṃ pṛthūrmighvanibhiravataratphenakūṭāṭṭahāsaiḥ spardhāṃ dhatte payodheradhikamadhipuraṃ nirmito yattaṭākaḥ ||

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.

Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kshara (ksara, kṣāra, क्षार): defined in 14 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Niyamita (नियमित): defined in 6 categories.
Vanara (vānara, वानर): defined in 16 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Puti (puṭī, पुटी): defined in 11 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Nipita (nipīta, निपीत): defined in 2 categories.
Jalpat (जल्पत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 12 categories.
Urmin (ūrmin, ऊर्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghu (घु): defined in 2 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Tarad (तरद्): defined in 1 categories.
Tarat (तरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pha (फ): defined in 8 categories.
Phena (फेन): defined in 14 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 19 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट): defined in 11 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.
Spardha (spardhā, स्पर्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Payodhi (पयोधि): defined in 4 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित): defined in 10 categories.
Yatta (यत्त): defined in 2 categories.
Taka (ṭāka, टाक): defined in 10 categories.

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

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: “anyaḥ kaḥ kṣāravārdhe tvamiva niyamito vānarairvā narairvā vipreṇaikena ko'nyaḥ karakuharapuṭīpātramātre nipītaḥ”
anyaḥ -
anī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vārdhe -
vārdhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
niyamito* -
niyamita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vānarair -
vānara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vānara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
narair -
nara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vipreṇai -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aikena -
aika (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anyaḥ -
anī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kuhara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
pātram -
pātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātre -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
nipītaḥ -
nipīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jalpannitthaṃ pṛthūrmighvanibhiravataratphenakūṭāṭṭahāsaiḥ spardhāṃ dhatte payodheradhikamadhipuraṃ nirmito yattaṭākaḥ”
jalpann -
√jalp -> jalpat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jalp class 1 verb]
ittham -
ittham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ittha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛthū -
pṛthu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pṛthu (noun, masculine)

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

pṛthu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ghva -
ghu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
anibhir -
ani (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tarat -
tarad (noun, feminine)

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

√tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

phena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kūṭāṭ -
kūṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kūṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṭa -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hāsaiḥ -
hāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
spardhām -
spardhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
payodher -
payodhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
adhikam -
adhikam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhika (noun, neuter)

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

adhikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nirmito* -
nirmita (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]

√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
ṭākaḥ -
ṭāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 1738 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