Sanskrit quote nr. 185 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अगारेऽस्मिन् कान्ते गिरिशमनिशानाथशकलं भुजंगानुत्तुङ्गान् सकलमपि वातायनपथे ।
निकुञ्जेषु श्येनानधिगृहशिरो राहुवलयं लिखन्त्या नीयन्ते शिव शिव तया हन्त दिवसाः ॥

agāre'smin kānte giriśamaniśānāthaśakalaṃ bhujaṃgānuttuṅgān sakalamapi vātāyanapathe |
nikuñjeṣu śyenānadhigṛhaśiro rāhuvalayaṃ likhantyā nīyante śiva śiva tayā hanta divasāḥ ||

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.

Agara (agāra, अगार): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Girisha (girisa, giriśa, गिरिश): defined in 5 categories.
Anisha (anisa, aniśa, अनिश): defined in 8 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Shakala (sakala, śakala, शकल): defined in 14 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Uttunga (uttuṅga, उत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vatayana (vātāyana, वातायन): defined in 5 categories.
Patha (पथ): defined in 17 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Nikunja (nikuñja, निकुञ्ज): defined in 7 categories.
Shyena (syena, śyena, श्येन): defined in 10 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.

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

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: “agāre'smin kānte giriśamaniśānāthaśakalaṃ bhujaṃgānuttuṅgān sakalamapi vātāyanapathe”
agāre' -
agāra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
kānte -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

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

kāntā (noun, feminine)

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

kānti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

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

√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
giriśam -
giriśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

giriśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aniśān -
aniśa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative 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]
śakalam -
śakala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhujaṅgān -
bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uttuṅgān -
uttuṅga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sakalam -
sakala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sakala (noun, neuter)

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

sakalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vātāyana -
vātāyana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vātāyana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pathe -
patha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pathin (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
Line 2: “nikuñjeṣu śyenānadhigṛhaśiro rāhuvalayaṃ likhantyā nīyante śiva śiva tayā hanta divasāḥ”
nikuñjeṣu -
nikuñja (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
śyenān -
śyena (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
gṛha -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound]
śiro* -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
valayam -
valaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

valaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
likhantyā* -
√likh -> likhantī (participle, feminine)

[ablative single from √likh class 6 verb], [genitive single from √likh class 6 verb]
nīyante -
√nī (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
śiva -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable]
divasāḥ -
divasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

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 185 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