Sanskrit quote nr. 1860 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यान्तरनिर्गताङ्गुलिदलश्रेणीभवन्निश्चल- ग्रन्थिप्रग्रथितं करद्वयमुपर्युत्तानमाबिभ्रता ।
सेयं विभ्रमतोरणप्रणयिना जृम्भाभरोत्तभिते- नोच्चैर्बाहुयुगेन शंसति मनोजन्मप्रवेशोत्सवम् ॥

anyonyāntaranirgatāṅgulidalaśreṇībhavanniścala- granthipragrathitaṃ karadvayamuparyuttānamābibhratā |
seyaṃ vibhramatoraṇapraṇayinā jṛmbhābharottabhite- noccairbāhuyugena śaṃsati manojanmapraveśotsavam ||

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.
Tarat (तरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Granthin (ग्रन्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Grathita (ग्रथित): defined in 6 categories.
Karat (करत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Uttana (uttāna, उत्तान): defined in 8 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Seya (सेय): defined in 4 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Torana (toraṇa, तोरण): defined in 15 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Jrimbha (jrmbha, jṛmbha, जृम्भ, jṛmbhā, जृम्भा): defined in 4 categories.
Abhara (ābhara, आभर): defined in 5 categories.
Uttabhita (उत्तभित, uttabhitā, उत्तभिता): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Pravesha (pravesa, praveśa, प्रवेश): defined in 15 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 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, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “anyonyāntaranirgatāṅgulidalaśreṇībhavanniścala- granthipragrathitaṃ karadvayamuparyuttānamābibhratā”
anyonyān -
anyonya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taran -
√tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gatā -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅguli -
aṅguli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

aṅgulī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dala -
dala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śreṇī -
śreṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śreṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhavann -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
iś -
i (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

granthin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

granthin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grathitam -
grathita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

grathita (noun, neuter)

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

grathitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karad -
√kṛ -> karat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
uparyu -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uttānam -
uttāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttāna (noun, neuter)

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

uttānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bibhratā -
bibhrat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bibhrat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

bibhratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “seyaṃ vibhramatoraṇapraṇayinā jṛmbhābharottabhite- noccairbāhuyugena śaṃsati manojanmapraveśotsavam”
seyam -
seya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

seya (noun, neuter)

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

seyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sai -> seya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]

√sai -> seya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]

√si -> seya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> seya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
vibhrama -
vibhrama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

toraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
praṇayinā -
praṇayin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

praṇayin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jṛmbhā -
jṛmbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jṛmbhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ābharo -
ābhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
uttabhite -
uttabhita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

uttabhita (noun, neuter)

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

uttabhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
uccair -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bāhu -
bāhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
yugena -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śaṃsati -
√śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]

√śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]

√śaṃs (verb class 1)

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

[compound]
praveśo -
praveśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
utsavam -
utsava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [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 1860 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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