Sanskrit quote nr. 447 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अज्ञानामवनीभुजामहरः स्वर्णाभिषेकोत्सवाज् ज्ञातुः श्रीयुवरङ्गभूपरसिकश्लाघैव संमानना ।
सारासारविवेकशून्यरमणीसंभोगसाम्राज्यतः सारज्ञेन्दुमुखीविलोककपटश्चातुर्ययूनां मुदे ॥

ajñānāmavanībhujāmaharaḥ svarṇābhiṣekotsavāj jñātuḥ śrīyuvaraṅgabhūparasikaślāghaiva saṃmānanā |
sārāsāravivekaśūnyaramaṇīsaṃbhogasāmrājyataḥ sārajñendumukhīvilokakapaṭaścāturyayūnāṃ mude ||

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.

Ajna (ajña, अज्ञ, ajñā, अज्ञा): defined in 12 categories.
Ajnana (ajñānā, अज्ञाना): defined in 12 categories.
Avani (avanī, अवनी): defined in 12 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Jnatri (jnatr, jñātṛ, ज्ञातृ): defined in 7 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Ranga (raṅga, रङ्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Bhupa (bhūpa, भूप): defined in 8 categories.
Rasika (रसिक): defined in 10 categories.
Shlagha (slagha, ślāghā, श्लाघा): defined in 3 categories.
Manana (mānanā, मानना): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasaraviveka (sārāsāraviveka, सारासारविवेक): defined in 2 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य): defined in 15 categories.
Ramani (ramaṇī, रमणी): defined in 10 categories.
Sambhoga (सम्भोग): defined in 13 categories.
Samrajya (sāmrājya, साम्राज्य): defined in 5 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ, jñā, ज्ञा): defined in 6 categories.
Indumukhi (indumukhī, इन्दुमुखी): defined in 2 categories.
Viloka (विलोक): defined in 3 categories.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Caturya (cāturya, चातुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Yu (यु, yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद, mudā, मुदा): defined in 12 categories.

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

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: “ajñānāmavanībhujāmaharaḥ svarṇābhiṣekotsavāj jñātuḥ śrīyuvaraṅgabhūparasikaślāghaiva saṃmānanā”
ajñānām -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
avanī -
avanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

avani (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhujāma -
√bhuj (verb class 6)

[imperative active first plural]
haraḥ -
haras (noun, neuter)

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

hara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse svarṇābhiṣekotsavāj*jñ
jñātuḥ -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
yuva -
yuvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√yu (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

raṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√raṅg (verb class 1)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rasika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ślāghai -
ślāghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ślāgh (verb class 1)

[imperative middle first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mānanā -
mānanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sārāsāravivekaśūnyaramaṇīsaṃbhogasāmrājyataḥ sārajñendumukhīvilokakapaṭaścāturyayūnāṃ mude”
sārāsāraviveka -
sārāsāraviveka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
sambhoga -
sambhoga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sāmrājya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sāra -
sāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñe -
jña (noun, masculine)

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

jña (noun, neuter)

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

jñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indumukhī -
indumukhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
viloka -
viloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viloka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kapaṭaś -
kapaṭa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yūnām -
yu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yu (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

yu (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

yū (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yuvan (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
mude -
mud (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

muda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

muda (noun, neuter)

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

mudā (noun, feminine)

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

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 447 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