Sanskrit quote nr. 175 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अगम्यो मन्त्राणां प्रकृतिभिषजामप्यविषयः सुधासारासाध्यो विसदृशतरारम्भगहनः ।
जगद्भ्रामीकर्तुं परिणतधियानेन विधिना स्फुटं सृष्टो व्याधिः प्रकृतिविषमो दुर्जनजनः ॥

agamyo mantrāṇāṃ prakṛtibhiṣajāmapyaviṣayaḥ sudhāsārāsādhyo visadṛśatarārambhagahanaḥ |
jagadbhrāmīkartuṃ pariṇatadhiyānena vidhinā sphuṭaṃ sṛṣṭo vyādhiḥ prakṛtiviṣamo durjanajanaḥ ||

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.

Agamya (अगम्य): defined in 6 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Bhishaj (bhisaj, bhiṣaj, भिषज्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhishaja (bhisaja, bhiṣajā, भिषजा): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avishaya (avisaya, aviṣaya, अविषय): defined in 3 categories.
Sudhasara (sudhāsāra, सुधासार): defined in 2 categories.
Asadhya (asādhya, असाध्य): defined in 8 categories.
Visadrisha (visadrsa, visadṛśa, विसदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Gahana (गहन): defined in 11 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhramin (bhrāmin, भ्रामिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Srishta (srsta, sṛṣṭa, सृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Prakritivishama (prakrtivisama, prakṛtiviṣama, प्रकृतिविषम): defined in 1 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “agamyo mantrāṇāṃ prakṛtibhiṣajāmapyaviṣayaḥ sudhāsārāsādhyo visadṛśatarārambhagahanaḥ”
agamyo* -
agamya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mantrāṇām -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
prakṛti -
prakṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhiṣajām -
bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhiṣajā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aviṣayaḥ -
aviṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sudhāsārā -
sudhāsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asādhyo* -
asādhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sādh (verb class 4)

[imperfect active second single]
visadṛśa -
visadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

visadṛśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tarā -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
gahanaḥ -
gahana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jagadbhrāmīkartuṃ pariṇatadhiyānena vidhinā sphuṭaṃ sṛṣṭo vyādhiḥ prakṛtiviṣamo durjanajanaḥ”
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhrāmī -
bhrāmin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pariṇata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhiyā -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√dhi (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vidhinā -
vidhi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sphuṭam -
sphuṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sṛṣṭo* -
sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
vyādhiḥ -
vyādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakṛtiviṣamo* -
prakṛtiviṣama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
janaḥ -
janas (noun, neuter)

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

jana (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 175 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: 22 April, 2019