Sanskrit quote nr. 1816 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यूनोन्नतयोऽतिमात्रपृथवः पृथ्वीधरश्रीभृतस् तन्वन्तः कनकावलीभिरुपमां सौदामनीदामभिः ।
वर्षन्तः शममानयन्नुपलसच्छृङ्गारलेखायुधाः काले कालियकायकालवपुषः पांसून् गजाम्भोमुचः ॥

anyūnonnatayo'timātrapṛthavaḥ pṛthvīdharaśrībhṛtas tanvantaḥ kanakāvalībhirupamāṃ saudāmanīdāmabhiḥ |
varṣantaḥ śamamānayannupalasacchṛṅgāralekhāyudhāḥ kāle kāliyakāyakālavapuṣaḥ pāṃsūn gajāmbhomucaḥ ||

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.

Anyuna (anyūna, अन्यून, anyūnā, अन्यूना): defined in 4 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Atimatra (atimātra, अतिमात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 12 categories.
Prithvidhara (prthvidhara, pṛthvīdhara, पृथ्वीधर): defined in 3 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrita (bhrta, bhṛta, भृत): defined in 5 categories.
Tanvat (तन्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kanakavali (kanakāvalī, कनकावली): defined in 3 categories.
Upamam (upamām, उपमाम्): defined in 1 categories.
Upama (upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Saudamani (saudāmanī, सौदामनी): defined in 5 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Varshat (varsat, varṣat, वर्षत्): defined in 3 categories.
Anayat (ānayat, आनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Upala (उपल): defined in 8 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Lekha (लेख, lekhā, लेखा): defined in 15 categories.
Ayudha (अयुध): defined in 14 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 32 categories.
Kaliyaka (kāliyaka, कालियक): defined in 4 categories.
Kalava (kālava, कालव): defined in 6 categories.
Push (pus, puṣ, पुष्): defined in 2 categories.
Pusha (pusa, puṣa, पुष): defined in 10 categories.
Pamsu (pāṃsu, पांसु): defined in 9 categories.
Gaja (gajā, गजा): defined in 19 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Muc (मुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Muca (मुच): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “anyūnonnatayo'timātrapṛthavaḥ pṛthvīdharaśrībhṛtas tanvantaḥ kanakāvalībhirupamāṃ saudāmanīdāmabhiḥ”
anyūno -
anyūna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anyūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

anyūnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unnatayo' -
unnati (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

atimātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛthavaḥ -
pṛthu (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhṛtas -
bhṛt (noun, masculine)

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

bhṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
tanvantaḥ -
√tan -> tanvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √tan class 8 verb]
kanakāvalībhir -
kanakāvalī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
upamām -
upamām (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upamā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
saudāmanī -
saudāmanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
dāmabhiḥ -
dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “varṣantaḥ śamamānayannupalasacchṛṅgāralekhāyudhāḥ kāle kāliyakāyakālavapuṣaḥ pāṃsūn gajāmbhomucaḥ”
varṣantaḥ -
varṣat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
śamam -
śama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

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

śamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ānayann -
√an -> ānayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √an], [vocative single from √an]

√an (verb class 0)

[imperfect active third plural]
upala -
upala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sacch -
sat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sad (noun, masculine)

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

sad (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lekhā -
lekha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lekhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√lakh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
ayudhāḥ -
ayudha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kāliyakāya -
kāliyaka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
kālava -
kālava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṣaḥ -
puṣ (noun, masculine)

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

puṣ (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pāṃsūn -
pāṃsu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
gajām -
gajā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
mucaḥ -
muc (noun, feminine)

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

muc (noun, masculine)

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

muc (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

muca (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 1816 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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