Sanskrit quote nr. 1740 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यः कोऽपि स कुम्भसंभवमुनेरास्तां शिखी जाठरो यं संचिन्त्य दुकूलवह्निसदृशः संलक्ष्यते वाडवः ।
वन्द्यं तज्जठरं स मीनमकरग्राहावलिस्तोयधिः ॥

anyaḥ ko'pi sa kumbhasaṃbhavamunerāstāṃ śikhī jāṭharo yaṃ saṃcintya dukūlavahnisadṛśaḥ saṃlakṣyate vāḍavaḥ |
vandyaṃ tajjaṭharaṃ sa mīnamakaragrāhāvalistoyadhiḥ ||

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.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kumbhasambhava (कुम्भसम्भव): defined in 2 categories.
Rasta (rāstā, रास्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhi, शिखि, śikhī, शिखी): defined in 14 categories.
Jathara (jāṭhara, जाठर): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Dukula (dukūla, दुकूल): defined in 10 categories.
Sadrish (sadrs, sadṛś, सदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrisha (sadrsa, sadṛśa, सदृश): defined in 12 categories.
Samlakshya (samlaksya, saṃlakṣya, संलक्ष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vat (vāṭ, वाट्): defined in 6 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avas (अवस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vandya (वन्द्य): defined in 5 categories.
Tajja (तज्ज): defined in 3 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Mina (mīna, मीन): defined in 18 categories.
Akara (अकर): defined in 20 categories.
Graha (grāha, ग्राह): defined in 19 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Toyadhi (तोयधि): defined in 2 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, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music)

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 ko'pi sa kumbhasaṃbhavamunerāstāṃ śikhī jāṭharo yaṃ saṃcintya dukūlavahnisadṛśaḥ saṃlakṣyate vāḍavaḥ”
anyaḥ -
anī (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kumbhasambhavam -
kumbhasambhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
une -
ū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
rāstām -
√rās -> rāstā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
śikhī -
śikhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śikhi (noun, masculine)

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

śikhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jāṭharo* -
jāṭhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sañcintya -
sañcintya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sañcintya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dukūla (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
sadṛśaḥ -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

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

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃlakṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
vāḍ -
vāṭ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avaḥ -
avas (noun, neuter)

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

ava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

u (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “vandyaṃ tajjaṭharaṃ sa mīnamakaragrāhāvalistoyadhiḥ”
vandyam -
vandya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vandya (noun, neuter)

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

vandyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vand -> vandya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]

√vand -> vandya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
tajja -
tajja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tajja (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mīnam -
mīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akara -
akara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grāhāva -
grāha (noun, masculine)

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

grāhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
alis -
ali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
toyadhiḥ -
toyadhi (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 1740 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