Sanskrit quote nr. 246 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अग्र्यो मुक्तिमतां प्रयोगसमये मन्त्रेषु पृष्ठं गतः पाकागारगतस्तु पाचकमनस्तोषाय वाचस्पतिः ।
उच्चायां निरतो रतोऽर्थकगणे पिण्डेषु दत्तादरो नानाश्राद्धगणैकचालितमना भद्दोट्टमो राजते ॥

agryo muktimatāṃ prayogasamaye mantreṣu pṛṣṭhaṃ gataḥ pākāgāragatastu pācakamanastoṣāya vācaspatiḥ |
uccāyāṃ nirato rato'rthakagaṇe piṇḍeṣu dattādaro nānāśrāddhagaṇaikacālitamanā bhaddoṭṭamo rājate ||

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.

Agrya (अग्र्य): defined in 5 categories.
Mukti (मुक्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Prayoga (प्रयोग): defined in 11 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Pakagara (pākāgāra, पाकागार): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pacaka (pācaka, पाचक): defined in 8 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Tosha (tosa, toṣa, तोष): defined in 8 categories.
Vacaspati (vācaspati, वाचस्पति): defined in 6 categories.
Ucca (uccā, उच्चा): defined in 14 categories.
Nirata (निरत): defined in 11 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Pinda (piṇḍa, पिण्ड): defined in 20 categories.
Dattadara (dattādara, दत्तादर): defined in 1 categories.
Nana (nāna, नान, nānā, नाना): defined in 14 categories.
Ashraddha (asraddha, aśrāddha, अश्राद्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण, gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Calita (cālita, चालित): defined in 7 categories.
Rajata (rājatā, राजता, rājata, राजत): defined in 10 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “agryo muktimatāṃ prayogasamaye mantreṣu pṛṣṭhaṃ gataḥ pākāgāragatastu pācakamanastoṣāya vācaspatiḥ”
agryo* -
agrya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
muktim -
mukti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prayoga -
prayoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prayoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samaye -
samaye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√sam (verb class 10)

[present middle first single]
mantreṣu -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
pṛṣṭham -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gataḥ -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
gatas -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pācakam -
pācaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pācaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anas -
anas (noun, neuter)

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

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
toṣāya -
toṣa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
vācaspatiḥ -
vācaspati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “uccāyāṃ nirato rato'rthakagaṇe piṇḍeṣu dattādaro nānāśrāddhagaṇaikacālitamanā bhaddoṭṭamo rājate”
uccāyām -
uccā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nirato* -
nirata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rato' -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kaga -
√kag (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]
piṇḍeṣu -
piṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
dattādaro* -
dattādara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aśrāddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇai -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cālitam -
√cal -> cālita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √cal]

√cal -> cālita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √cal]

√cal -> cālitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √cal]

√cal -> cālita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √cal]

√cal -> cālita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cal], [accusative single from √cal]
anā* -
Cannot analyse bhaddoṭṭamo*rā
rājate -
rājatā (noun, feminine)

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

rājata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājata (noun, neuter)

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

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present middle third 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 246 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