Sanskrit quote nr. 245 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अग्रे स्त्रीनखपाटलं कुरवकं श्यामं द्वयोर्भागयोर् बालाशोकमुपोढरागसुभगं भेदोन्मुखं तिष्ठति ।
ईषद्बद्धरजःकणांग्रकपिशा चूते नवा मञ्जरी मुग्धत्वस्य च यौवनस्य च सखे मध्ये मधुश्रीः स्थिता ॥

agre strīnakhapāṭalaṃ kuravakaṃ śyāmaṃ dvayorbhāgayor bālāśokamupoḍharāgasubhagaṃ bhedonmukhaṃ tiṣṭhati |
īṣadbaddharajaḥkaṇāṃgrakapiśā cūte navā mañjarī mugdhatvasya ca yauvanasya ca sakhe madhye madhuśrīḥ sthitā ||

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.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Kurava (कुरव): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम): defined in 18 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग, bhāgā, भागा): defined in 19 categories.
Balashoka (balasoka, bālāśoka, बालाशोक): defined in 1 categories.
Upodha (upoḍha, उपोढ): defined in 1 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Bhedonmukha (भेदोन्मुख): defined in 1 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Cuti (cūti, चूति): defined in 6 categories.
Nava (नव, navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Manjari (mañjarī, मञ्जरी): defined in 13 categories.
Mugdhatva (मुग्धत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Madhushri (madhusri, madhuśrī, मधुश्री): defined in 3 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 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), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music)

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 strīnakhapāṭalaṃ kuravakaṃ śyāmaṃ dvayorbhāgayor bālāśokamupoḍharāgasubhagaṃ bhedonmukhaṃ tiṣṭhati”
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]
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
nakha -
nakha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nakha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nakh (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāṭala (noun, neuter)

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

pāṭalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kurava -
kurava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kurava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
śyāmam -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śyāma (noun, neuter)

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

śyāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvayor -
dva (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dva (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

dvayu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dvayu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bhāgayor -
bhāga (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

bhāga (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

bhāgā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
bālāśokam -
bālāśoka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
upoḍha -
upoḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upoḍha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
subhagam -
subhaga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

subhaga (noun, neuter)

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

subhagā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhedonmukham -
bhedonmukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhedonmukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tiṣṭhati -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “īṣadbaddharajaḥkaṇāṃgrakapiśā cūte navā mañjarī mugdhatvasya ca yauvanasya ca sakhe madhye madhuśrīḥ sthitā”
Cannot analyse īṣadbaddharajaḥkaṇāṅgrakapiśā*cū
cūte -
cūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
navā* -
nava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

navā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mañjarī -
mañjarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
mugdhatvasya -
mugdhatva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yauvanasya -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sakhe -
sakha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sakhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
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]
madhuśrīḥ -
madhuśrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
sthitā -
sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

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 245 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