Sanskrit quote nr. 431 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अज्ञातेन्दुपराभवं परिलसद्व्यालोलनेत्राञ्जनं भ्रान्तभ्रू लतमैणनाभितिलकं श्रीखण्डपत्रालकम् ।
बन्धूकाधरसुन्दरं सुरमुनिव्यामोहि वाक्यामृतं त्रैलोक्याद्भुतपङ्कजं वरतनोरास्यं न कस्य प्रियम् ॥

ajñātenduparābhavaṃ parilasadvyālolanetrāñjanaṃ bhrāntabhrū latamaiṇanābhitilakaṃ śrīkhaṇḍapatrālakam |
bandhūkādharasundaraṃ suramunivyāmohi vākyāmṛtaṃ trailokyādbhutapaṅkajaṃ varatanorāsyaṃ na kasya priyam ||

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.

Ajnata (ajñāta, अज्ञात, ajñātā, अज्ञाता): defined in 7 categories.
Ajnati (ajñāti, अज्ञाति): defined in 1 categories.
Parabhava (parābhava, पराभव): defined in 13 categories.
Parila (परिल): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vyalolana (vyālolana, व्यालोलन): defined in 1 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Bhranta (bhrānta, भ्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Aina (aiṇa, ऐण): defined in 6 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Shrikhanda (srikhanda, śrīkhaṇḍa, श्रीखण्ड): defined in 8 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ralaka (rālaka, रालक): defined in 1 categories.
Bandhuka (bandhūka, बन्धूक): defined in 8 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Sundaram (सुन्दरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Vyamohin (vyāmohin, व्यामोहिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vakyamrita (vakyamrta, vākyāmṛta, वाक्यामृत): defined in 2 categories.
Trailokya (त्रैलोक्य): defined in 10 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Apanka (apaṅka, अपङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Varatanu (वरतनु): defined in 5 categories.
Rasya (rāsya, रास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “ajñātenduparābhavaṃ parilasadvyālolanetrāñjanaṃ bhrāntabhrū latamaiṇanābhitilakaṃ śrīkhaṇḍapatrālakam”
ajñāte -
ajñāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ajñāta (noun, neuter)

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

ajñātā (noun, feminine)

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

ajñāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second plural]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active second plural]
indu -
indu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
parābhavam -
parābhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
parila -
parila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sad -
sat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sad (noun, masculine)

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

sad (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vyālolane -
vyālolana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
trāñ -
tra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhrānta -
bhrānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhrānta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]
latam -
latā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aiṇa -
aiṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aiṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tilakam -
tilaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tilakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śrīkhaṇḍa -
śrīkhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

pad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rālakam -
rālaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “bandhūkādharasundaraṃ suramunivyāmohi vākyāmṛtaṃ trailokyādbhutapaṅkajaṃ varatanorāsyaṃ na kasya priyam”
bandhūkā -
bandhūka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adhara -
adhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhara (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sundaram -
sundaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sundara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sundara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vyāmohi -
vyāmohin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vyāmohin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vākyāmṛtam -
vākyāmṛta (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [ablative single]

trailokya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhut -
budh (noun, masculine)

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

budh (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

apaṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jam -
ja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

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

jā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
varatanor -
varatanu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
rāsyam -
√rās -> rāsya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]

√rās -> rāsya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rās class 2 verb]

√ras -> rāsya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ras class 1 verb]

√ras -> rāsya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ras class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ras class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative 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 431 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: 23 April, 2019