Sanskrit quote nr. 243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अग्रे श्यामलबिन्दुबद्धतिलकैर्मध्येऽपि पाकान्वय- प्रौढीभूतपटोलपाटलतरैर्मूले मनाग्बभ्रुभिः ।
वृन्ते कर्कशकीरपिच्चहरिभिः स्थूलैः फलैर्बन्धुराः संप्रत्युत्सुकयन्ति कस्य न मनः पूगद्रुमाणां छटाः ॥

agre śyāmalabindubaddhatilakairmadhye'pi pākānvaya- prauḍhībhūtapaṭolapāṭalatarairmūle manāgbabhrubhiḥ |
vṛnte karkaśakīrapiccaharibhiḥ sthūlaiḥ phalairbandhurāḥ saṃpratyutsukayanti kasya na manaḥ pūgadrumāṇāṃ chaṭāḥ ||

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.

Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Shyamala (syamala, śyāmala, श्यामल): defined in 9 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Paka (pāka, पाक): defined in 18 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Praudhi (prauḍhi, प्रौढि): defined in 5 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Patola (paṭola, पटोल): defined in 10 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल, mūlā, मूला): defined in 27 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 4 categories.
Babhru (बभ्रु): defined in 6 categories.
Vrinta (vrnta, vṛnta, वृन्त, vṛntā, वृन्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Karkasha (karkasa, karkaśa, कर्कश): defined in 11 categories.
Kir (किर्): defined in 3 categories.
Apit (अपित्): defined in 2 categories.
Sthula (sthūla, स्थूल): defined in 15 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bandhura (बन्धुर, bandhurā, बन्धुरा): defined in 5 categories.
Samprati (सम्प्रति): defined in 9 categories.
Utsuka (उत्सुक): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Puga (pūga, पूग): defined in 10 categories.
Druma (द्रुम, drumā, द्रुमा): defined in 13 categories.
Chata (chaṭā, छटा): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vedanta (school of 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: “agre śyāmalabindubaddhatilakairmadhye'pi pākānvaya- prauḍhībhūtapaṭolapāṭalatarairmūle manāgbabhrubhiḥ”
agre -
agre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

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

agrā (noun, feminine)

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

agri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śyāmala -
śyāmala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śyāmala (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tilakair -
tilaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
madhye' -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pākān -
pāka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vaya -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√vay (verb class 1)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
paṭola -
paṭola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṭola (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṭala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tarair -
tara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mūle -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

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

√mūl (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
manāg -
manāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
babhrubhiḥ -
babhru (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

babhru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “vṛnte karkaśakīrapiccaharibhiḥ sthūlaiḥ phalairbandhurāḥ saṃpratyutsukayanti kasya na manaḥ pūgadrumāṇāṃ chaṭāḥ”
vṛnte -
vṛnta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vṛnta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛntā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

karkaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kīr -
kir (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

kir (noun, neuter)

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

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

apit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
caha -
√cah (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
ibhiḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sthūlaiḥ -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sthūla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
phalair -
phala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

phala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bandhurāḥ -
bandhura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bandhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sampratyu -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
utsuka -
utsuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsuka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
drumāṇām -
druma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

drumā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
chaṭāḥ -
chaṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 243 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