Sanskrit quote nr. 337 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गेष्वाभरणं करोति बहुशः पत्रेऽपि संचारिणि प्राप्तं त्वां परिशङ्कते वितनुते शय्यां चिरं ध्यायति ।
इत्याकल्पविकल्पतल्परचनासङ्कल्पलीलाशत- व्यासक्तापि विना त्वया वरतनुर्नैषा निशां नेष्यति ॥

aṅgeṣvābharaṇaṃ karoti bahuśaḥ patre'pi saṃcāriṇi prāptaṃ tvāṃ pariśaṅkate vitanute śayyāṃ ciraṃ dhyāyati |
ityākalpavikalpatalparacanāsaṅkalpalīlāśata- vyāsaktāpi vinā tvayā varatanurnaiṣā niśāṃ neṣyati ||

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.
Abharana (ābharaṇa, आभरण): defined in 14 categories.
Bahushah (bahusah, bahuśaḥ, बहुशः): defined in 2 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Dhyayat (dhyāyat, ध्यायत्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Akalpa (ākalpa, आकल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Vikalpa (विकल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Racana (रचन, racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.
Asankalpa (asaṅkalpa, असङ्कल्प): defined in 1 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Vyasakta (vyāsakta, व्यासक्त, vyāsaktā, व्यासक्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Varatanu (वरतनु): defined in 5 categories.
Naisha (naisa, naiṣa, नैष): defined in 2 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaiva philosophy, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)

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: “aṅgeṣvābharaṇaṃ karoti bahuśaḥ patre'pi saṃcāriṇi prāptaṃ tvāṃ pariśaṅkate vitanute śayyāṃ ciraṃ dhyāyati”
aṅgeṣvā -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ābharaṇam -
ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
karoti -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
bahuśaḥ -
bahuśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pat -
pat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
re' -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sañcāriṇi -
sañcāriṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sañcārin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sañcārin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prāptam -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

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

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śaṅkate -
√śaṅk (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
vitanu -
vitanu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vitanu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
śayyām -
śayyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhyāyati -
dhyāyati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dhyāyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhyāyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√dhyā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “ityākalpavikalpatalparacanāsaṅkalpalīlāśata- vyāsaktāpi vinā tvayā varatanurnaiṣā niśāṃ neṣyati”
ityā -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
ākalpa -
ākalpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vikalpa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
racanā -
racana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

racanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

asaṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vyāsaktā -
vyāsakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāsakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāsaktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
varatanur -
varatanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naiṣā* -
naiṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
niśām -
niś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

niśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
neṣyati -
√nī -> neṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> neṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī (verb class 1)

[future active 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 337 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