Sanskrit quote nr. 1842 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यप्रकटानुरागरभसादुद्भूतरोमाञ्चयोर् उत्कण्ठापरिखेददुःसहतया क्षामीभवद्गात्रयोः ।
नक्तं दैववशात् क्षणं गुरुजनात्स्वायत्ततां प्राप्तयोर् यातो दुर्लभसंगमोत्सवविधिर्यूनोर्जनाख्येयताम् ॥

anyonyaprakaṭānurāgarabhasādudbhūtaromāñcayor utkaṇṭhāparikhedaduḥsahatayā kṣāmībhavadgātrayoḥ |
naktaṃ daivavaśāt kṣaṇaṃ gurujanātsvāyattatāṃ prāptayor yāto durlabhasaṃgamotsavavidhiryūnorjanākhyeyatām ||

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.

Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Agara (āgara, आगर): defined in 11 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Sat (sāt, सात्): defined in 7 categories.
Udbhuta (udbhūta, उद्भूत): defined in 7 categories.
Romanca (romāñca, रोमाञ्च): defined in 9 categories.
Utkantha (utkaṇṭhā, उत्कण्ठा): defined in 5 categories.
Parikheda (परिखेद): defined in 4 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kshami (ksami, kṣāmi, क्षामि): defined in 3 categories.
Kshamin (ksamin, kṣāmin, क्षामिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र, gātrā, गात्रा): defined in 10 categories.
Naktam (नक्तम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nakta (नक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Daivavasha (daivavasa, daivavaśa, दैववश): defined in 4 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Gurujana (गुरुजन): defined in 4 categories.
Svayatta (svāyatta, स्वायत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात): defined in 7 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Utsavavidhi (उत्सवविधि): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Akhyeya (ākhyeya, आख्येय): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “anyonyaprakaṭānurāgarabhasādudbhūtaromāñcayor utkaṇṭhāparikhedaduḥsahatayā kṣāmībhavadgātrayoḥ”
anyonya -
anyonya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anyonya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prakaṭān -
prakaṭa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
urā -
uras (noun, masculine)

[compound]

uras (noun, neuter)

[compound]

urā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sād -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sāt (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

udbhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
romāñcayor -
romāñca (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
utkaṇṭhā -
utkaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥsaha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kṣāmī -
kṣāmi (noun, masculine)

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

kṣāmin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavad -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
gātrayoḥ -
gātra (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

gātra (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

gātrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
Line 2: “naktaṃ daivavaśāt kṣaṇaṃ gurujanātsvāyattatāṃ prāptayor yāto durlabhasaṃgamotsavavidhiryūnorjanākhyeyatām”
naktam -
naktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nakta (noun, neuter)

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

naktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√naj -> nakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]

√naj -> nakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √naj class 6 verb]
daivavaśāt -
daivavaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gurujanāt -
gurujana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
svāyatta -
svāyatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svāyatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prāptayor -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
yāto* -
yāt (noun, masculine)

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

yāt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]

yātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
durlabha -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

durlabha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgamo -
saṅgama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
utsavavidhir -
utsavavidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yūnor -
yuvan (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
janā -
jana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhyeya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[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 1842 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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