Sanskrit quote nr. 46 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकाण्डधृतमानसव्यवसितोत्सवैः सारसैर् अकाण्डपटुताण्डवैरपि शिखण्डिनां मण्डलैः ।
दिशः समवलोकिताः सरसनिर्भरप्रोल्लसद्- भवत्पृथुवरूथिनीरजनिभूरजःश्यामलाः ॥

akāṇḍadhṛtamānasavyavasitotsavaiḥ sārasair akāṇḍapaṭutāṇḍavairapi śikhaṇḍināṃ maṇḍalaiḥ |
diśaḥ samavalokitāḥ sarasanirbharaprollasad- bhavatpṛthuvarūthinīrajanibhūrajaḥśyāmalāḥ ||

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.

Akanda (akāṇḍa, अकाण्ड): defined in 6 categories.
Dhritam (dhrtam, dhṛtam, धृतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत): defined in 9 categories.
Anasa (ānasa, आनस): defined in 6 categories.
Vyavasita (व्यवसित, vyavasitā, व्यवसिता): defined in 3 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasa (sārasa, सारस): defined in 16 categories.
Patuta (paṭutā, पटुता): defined in 2 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल): defined in 23 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Kita (कित): defined in 12 categories.
Nirbhara (निर्भर): defined in 9 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 12 categories.
Varuthini (varūthinī, वरूथिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Rajani (rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Bhur (bhūr, भूर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Shyamala (syamala, śyāmala, श्यामल, śyāmalā, श्यामला): defined in 9 categories.

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

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: “akāṇḍadhṛtamānasavyavasitotsavaiḥ sārasair akāṇḍapaṭutāṇḍavairapi śikhaṇḍināṃ maṇḍalaiḥ”
akāṇḍa -
akāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

dhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

dhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dhṛt (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ānasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyavasito -
vyavasita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyavasita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyavasitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utsavaiḥ -
utsava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sārasair -
sārasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sārasa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
akāṇḍa -
akāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vair -
va (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

va (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śikhaṇḍinām -
śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śikhaṇḍin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
maṇḍalaiḥ -
maṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

maṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “diśaḥ samavalokitāḥ sarasanirbharaprollasad- bhavatpṛthuvarūthinīrajanibhūrajaḥśyāmalāḥ”
diśaḥ -
diśas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

diś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
sama -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
valo -
kitāḥ -
kita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sarasa -
sarasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarasa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nirbhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pro -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ullasad -
ullasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ullasat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛthu -
pṛthu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pṛthu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pṛthu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
varūthinīr -
varūthinī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
rajani -
rajani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

rajanī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
bhūr -
bhūr (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
rajaḥ -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

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

raja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śyāmalāḥ -
śyāmala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śyāmalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

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 46 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: 20 April, 2019