Sanskrit quote nr. 1861 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यास्फालभिन्नद्विपरुधिरवसामांसमस्तिष्कपङ्के मग्नानां स्यन्दनानामुपरि कृतपदन्यासविक्रान्तपत्तौ ।
स्फीतासृक्पानगोष्ठीरसदशिवशिवातूऋयनृत्यत्कबन्धे संग्रामैकार्णवान्तःपयसि विचरितुं पण्डिताः पाण्डुपुत्राः ॥

anyonyāsphālabhinnadviparudhiravasāmāṃsamastiṣkapaṅke magnānāṃ syandanānāmupari kṛtapadanyāsavikrāntapattau |
sphītāsṛkpānagoṣṭhīrasadaśivaśivātūṛyanṛtyatkabandhe saṃgrāmaikārṇavāntaḥpayasi vicarituṃ paṇḍitāḥ pāṇḍuputrāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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, anyonyā, अन्योन्या): defined in 10 categories.
Asphala (āsphāla, आस्फाल): defined in 2 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न): defined in 14 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 12 categories.
Rudhira (रुधिर): defined in 16 categories.
Mastishka (mastiska, mastiṣka, मस्तिष्क): defined in 5 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Magna (मग्न, magnā, मग्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Syandana (स्यन्दन, syandanā, स्यन्दना): defined in 7 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Kritapada (krtapada, kṛtapada, कृतपद): defined in 1 categories.
Nyasa (nyāsa, न्यास): defined in 21 categories.
Vikranta (vikrānta, विक्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Patti (पत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Patta (पत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Sphita (sphīta, स्फीत, sphītā, स्फीता): defined in 5 categories.
Asrikpa (asrkpa, asṛkpa, असृक्प): defined in 1 categories.
Goshthi (gosthi, goṣṭhī, गोष्ठी): defined in 11 categories.
Rasada (रसद): defined in 5 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Atu (ātu, आतु): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Atka (अत्क): defined in 1 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Ekarnava (ekārṇava, एकार्णव): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित, paṇḍitā, पण्डिता): defined in 16 categories.
Panduputra (pāṇḍuputra, पाण्डुपुत्र): defined in 1 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, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy

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: “anyonyāsphālabhinnadviparudhiravasāmāṃsamastiṣkapaṅke magnānāṃ syandanānāmupari kṛtapadanyāsavikrāntapattau
  • anyonyā -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsphāla -
  • āsphāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhinna -
  • bhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvipa -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rudhira -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasāmā -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • aṃsa -
  • aṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mastiṣka -
  • mastiṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṅke -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paṅka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • magnānām -
  • magna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    magna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    magnā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    majj -> magna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> magna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> magnā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √majj class 6 verb]
  • syandanānām -
  • syandana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    syandana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    syandanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtapada -
  • kṛtapada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtapada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyāsa -
  • nyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikrānta -
  • vikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikrānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pattau -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pad -> patta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pad class 1 verb]
    pat -> patta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “sphītāsṛkpānagoṣṭhīrasadaśivaśivātūṛyanṛtyatkabandhe saṃgrāmaikārṇavāntaḥpayasi vicarituṃ paṇḍitāḥ pāṇḍuputrāḥ
  • sphītā -
  • sphīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • asṛkpān -
  • asṛkpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • goṣṭhīr -
  • goṣṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rasada -
  • rasada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śivā -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātū -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ṛtya -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • atka -
  • atka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhe -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bandhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bandh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • saṅgrāmai -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ekārṇavān -
  • ekārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • payasi -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    pay (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caritum -
  • car -> caritum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √car]
  • paṇḍitāḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • pāṇḍuputrāḥ -
  • pāṇḍuputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1861 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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