Sanskrit quote nr. 341 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अचकमत सपल्लवां धरित्रीं मृदुसुरभिं विरहय्य पुष्पशय्याम् ।
भृशमरतिमवाप्य तत्र चास्यास् तव सुखशीतमुपैतुमङ्कमिच्छा ॥

acakamata sapallavāṃ dharitrīṃ mṛdusurabhiṃ virahayya puṣpaśayyām |
bhṛśamaratimavāpya tatra cāsyās tava sukhaśītamupaitumaṅkamicchā ||

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.

Sapallava (sapallavā, सपल्लवा): defined in 2 categories.
Dharitri (dharitrī, धरित्री): defined in 6 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Pushpashayya (puspasayya, puṣpaśayyā, पुष्पशय्या): defined in 3 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Arati (अरति): defined in 16 categories.
Avapya (avāpya, अवाप्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sukhashita (sukhasita, sukhaśīta, सुखशीत): defined in 1 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Iccha (icchā, इच्छा): defined in 12 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaiva 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: “acakamata sapallavāṃ dharitrīṃ mṛdusurabhiṃ virahayya puṣpaśayyām”
acakam -
√cak (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
ata -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sapallavām -
sapallavā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dharitrīm -
dharitrī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

mṛdu (noun, neuter)

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

mṛdū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
surabhim -
surabhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vir -
vi (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
hayya -
√hay -> hayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √hay]
puṣpaśayyām -
puṣpaśayyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “bhṛśamaratimavāpya tatra cāsyās tava sukhaśītamupaitumaṅkamicchā”
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aratim -
arati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

arati (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

avāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyās -
asi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
sukhaśītam -
sukhaśīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukhaśīta (noun, neuter)

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

sukhaśītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upai -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
etum -
√i -> etum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √i]
aṅkam -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
icchā -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative 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 341 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