Sanskrit quote nr. 307 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गासङ्गिमृणालकाण्डमयते भृङ्गावलीनां रुचं नासामौक्तिकमिन्द्रनीलसरणिं श्वासानिलाद् गाहते ।
दत्तेयं हिमवालुकापि कुचयोर्धत्ते क्षणं दीपतां तप्तायःपतिताम्बुवत्करतले धाराम्बु संलीयते ॥

aṅgāsaṅgimṛṇālakāṇḍamayate bhṛṅgāvalīnāṃ rucaṃ nāsāmauktikamindranīlasaraṇiṃ śvāsānilād gāhate |
datteyaṃ himavālukāpi kucayordhatte kṣaṇaṃ dīpatāṃ taptāyaḥpatitāmbuvatkaratale dhārāmbu saṃlīyate ||

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.

Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Mrinalaka (mrnalaka, mṛṇālaka, मृणालक): defined in 1 categories.
Dama (ḍama, डम): defined in 14 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Bhringavali (bhrngavali, bhṛṅgāvalī, भृङ्गावली): defined in 1 categories.
Ruca (रुच): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Indranila (indranīla, इन्द्रनील): defined in 13 categories.
Sarani (saraṇi, सरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Shvasanila (svasanila, śvāsānila, श्वासानिल): defined in 1 categories.
Datteya (दत्तेय): defined in 1 categories.
Himavaluka (himavāluka, हिमवालुक, himavālukā, हिमवालुका): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Dipa (dīpa, दीप): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taptri (taptr, taptṛ, तप्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tapta (तप्त, taptā, तप्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Patita (पतित, patitā, पतिता): defined in 15 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Atka (अत्क): defined in 1 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.

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

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: “aṅgāsaṅgimṛṇālakāṇḍamayate bhṛṅgāvalīnāṃ rucaṃ nāsāmauktikamindranīlasaraṇiṃ śvāsānilād gāhate”
aṅgā -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asaṅgin (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√ḍam (verb class 1)

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

[dative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

yatā (noun, feminine)

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

yati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yata (noun, neuter)

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

yati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]

√yat (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
bhṛṅgāvalīnām -
bhṛṅgāvalī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
rucam -
ruca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ruca (noun, neuter)

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

rucā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ruc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nāsāma -
√nās (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
ukti -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
saraṇim -
saraṇi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śvāsānilād -
śvāsānila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
gāhate -
√gāh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “datteyaṃ himavālukāpi kucayordhatte kṣaṇaṃ dīpatāṃ taptāyaḥpatitāmbuvatkaratale dhārāmbu saṃlīyate”
datteyam -
datteya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
himavālukā -
himavāluka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

himavālukā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kucayor -
kuca (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
taptā -
tapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

taptṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

taptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]

√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]

√tap -> taptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tap class 4 verb]

√tap (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√tap (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ayaḥ -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
patitā -
patita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

patita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

patitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ambu -
ambu (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
le -
la (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

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

li (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dhārā -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambu -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
līyate -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive 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 307 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