Sanskrit quote nr. 342 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचञ्चलं मुग्धमुदञ्चितं दृशोर् अनुन्नतं श्रीमदुरो मृगीदृशः ।
अभङ्गुराकूतवती गतिर्भ्रुवोर् अबद्धलक्ष्यं क्वचिदुत्कमान्तरम् ॥acañcalaṃ mugdhamudañcitaṃ dṛśor anunnataṃ śrīmaduro mṛgīdṛśaḥ |
abhaṅgurākūtavatī gatirbhruvor abaddhalakṣyaṃ kvacidutkamāntaram ||
Index
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.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल): defined in 13 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Udancita (udañcita, उदञ्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Anunnata (अनुन्नत): defined in 4 categories.
Shrimat (srimat, śrīmat, श्रीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Mrigidrish (mrgidrs, mṛgīdṛś, मृगीदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhangura (abhaṅgurā, अभङ्गुरा): defined in 2 categories.
Kutavati (kūtavatī, कूतवती): defined in 1 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 13 categories.
Abaddha (अबद्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Utka (उत्क): defined in 3 categories.
Antara (āntara, आन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “acañcalaṃ mugdhamudañcitaṃ dṛśor anunnataṃ śrīmaduro mṛgīdṛśaḥ”
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcalam -
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cañcala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cañcala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cañcalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mugdham -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mugdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mugdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- udañcitam -
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udañcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udañcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udañcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛśor -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- anunnatam -
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anunnata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anunnata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anunnatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrīmad -
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śrīmat (noun, masculine)[compound]śrīmat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uro* -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mṛgīdṛśaḥ -
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mṛgīdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “abhaṅgurākūtavatī gatirbhruvor abaddhalakṣyaṃ kvacidutkamāntaram”
- abhaṅgurā -
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abhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kūtavatī -
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√kū -> kūtavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kū class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kū class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kū class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kū class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kū class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √kū class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kū class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kū class 9 verb]√kū -> kūtavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kū class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kū class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kū class 6 verb], [nominative single from √kū class 9 verb]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhruvor -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- abaddha -
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abaddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abaddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- utkam -
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utka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āntaram -
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āntara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āntara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āntarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis 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 342 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.