Sanskrit quote nr. 1810 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्या साधिगता त्वया क्व युवती यस्याः स मानग्रहो याते लोचनगोचरं प्रियतमे संप्रत्यपक्रामति ।
अस्माकं पुनरुग्रपूरुषशताश्लेषप्रगल्भात्मनाम् एतादृश्यनभिज्ञपूरुषपरिष्वङ्गे कुतः साध्वसम् ॥

anyā sādhigatā tvayā kva yuvatī yasyāḥ sa mānagraho yāte locanagocaraṃ priyatame saṃpratyapakrāmati |
asmākaṃ punarugrapūruṣaśatāśleṣapragalbhātmanām etādṛśyanabhijñapūruṣapariṣvaṅge kutaḥ sādhvasam ||

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.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhin (sādhin, साधिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvati (युवति, yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Mana (māna, मान, manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात, yātā, याता): defined in 7 categories.
Locanagocara (लोचनगोचर): defined in 1 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम, priyatamā, प्रियतमा): defined in 7 categories.
Samprati (सम्प्रति): defined in 9 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Purusha (purusa, pūruṣa, पूरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Ashlesha (aslesa, āśleṣa, आश्लेष): defined in 10 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ): defined in 7 categories.
Etadrish (etadrs, etādṛś, एतादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Etadrishi (etadrsi, etādṛśī, एतादृशी): defined in 1 categories.
Anabhijna (anabhijña, अनभिज्ञ): defined in 7 categories.
Parishvanga (parisvanga, pariṣvaṅga, परिष्वङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Sadhvasa (sādhvasa, साध्वस): defined in 3 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, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “anyā sādhigatā tvayā kva yuvatī yasyāḥ sa mānagraho yāte locanagocaraṃ priyatame saṃpratyapakrāmati”
anyā -
anī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sādhi -
sādhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sādhin (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yuvatī -
yuvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

yuvat (noun, neuter)

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

yuvati (noun, feminine)

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

√yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 6 verb]

√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
yasyāḥ -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]

√mān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
graho* -
graha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāte -
yāt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāta (noun, neuter)

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

yātā (noun, feminine)

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

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [locative single from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yā class 2 verb]
locanagocaram -
locanagocara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

locanagocara (noun, neuter)

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

locanagocarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
priyatame -
priyatama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

priyatama (noun, neuter)

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

priyatamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sampratya -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
apa -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

apa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
krāmati -
krāmat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

krāmat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√kram -> krāmat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kram class 1 verb]

√kram -> krāmat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kram class 1 verb]

√kram (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “asmākaṃ punarugrapūruṣaśatāśleṣapragalbhātmanām etādṛśyanabhijñapūruṣapariṣvaṅge kutaḥ sādhvasam”
asmākam -
asmāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmāka (noun, neuter)

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

asmākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive plural]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ugra -
ugra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ugra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śatā -
śata (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pragalbhāt -
pragalbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pragalbha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manām -
manā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
etādṛśya -
etādṛśī (noun, feminine)

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

etādṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

etādṛś (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anabhijña (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pariṣvaṅge -
pariṣvaṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sādhvasam -
sādhvasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1810 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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