Sanskrit quote nr. 1752 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यत्र व्रजतीति का खलु कथा नाप्यस्य तादृक् सुहृद् यो मां नेच्छति नागतश्च हहहा कोऽयं विधेः प्रक्रमः ।
इत्यल्पेतरकल्पनाकवलितस्वान्ता निशान्तान्तरे बाला वृत्तविवर्तनव्यतिकरा नाप्नोति निद्रां निशि ॥

anyatra vrajatīti kā khalu kathā nāpyasya tādṛk suhṛd yo māṃ necchati nāgataśca hahahā ko'yaṃ vidheḥ prakramaḥ |
ityalpetarakalpanākavalitasvāntā niśāntāntare bālā vṛttavivartanavyatikarā nāpnoti nidrāṃ niśi ||

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.

Anyatra (अन्यत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tadrik (tadrk, tādṛk, तादृक्): defined in 1 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Prakrama (प्रक्रम): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Alpetara (अल्पेतर): defined in 1 categories.
Kalpana (kalpanā, कल्पना): defined in 12 categories.
Kavalita (कवलित): defined in 2 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Nishanta (nisanta, niśānta, निशान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Vivartana (विवर्तन): defined in 4 categories.
Vyatikara (व्यतिकर, vyatikarā, व्यतिकरा): defined in 8 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.

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

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: “anyatra vrajatīti kā khalu kathā nāpyasya tādṛk suhṛd yo māṃ necchati nāgataśca hahahā ko'yaṃ vidheḥ prakramaḥ”
anyatra -
anyatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vrajatī -
√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]

√vraj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kathā* -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
tādṛk -
tādṛk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tādṛś (noun, masculine)

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

tādṛś (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
suhṛd -
suhṛd (noun, feminine)

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

suhṛd (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
ne -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

nā (noun, feminine)

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

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taś -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidheḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[optative active second single]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[optative active second single]
prakramaḥ -
prakrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ityalpetarakalpanākavalitasvāntā niśāntāntare bālā vṛttavivartanavyatikarā nāpnoti nidrāṃ niśi”
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
alpetara -
alpetara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpetara (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kavalita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svāntā* -
svānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
niśāntān -
niśānta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tare -
tara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

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

tarā (noun, feminine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
bālā* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
vivartana -
vivartana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vivartana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyatikarā* -
vyatikara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vyatikarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nidrām -
nidrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
niśi -
niś (noun, feminine)

[locative 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 1752 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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