Sanskrit quote nr. 48 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकाण्डे वक्षोजस्खलितवसनव्यापृतकरं मृषा जृम्भारम्भोन्नमितभुजबन्धोन्नतकुचम् ।
वृथा यातायातैः कपटकलितान्योन्यहसितं हरन्त्येताश्चित्तान्यहह जगतां वारवनिताः ॥

akāṇḍe vakṣojaskhalitavasanavyāpṛtakaraṃ mṛṣā jṛmbhārambhonnamitabhujabandhonnatakucam |
vṛthā yātāyātaiḥ kapaṭakalitānyonyahasitaṃ harantyetāścittānyahaha jagatāṃ vāravanitāḥ ||

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.

Akande (akāṇḍe, अकाण्डे): defined in 1 categories.
Akanda (akāṇḍa, अकाण्ड, akāṇḍā, अकाण्डा): defined in 6 categories.
Vakshoja (vaksoja, vakṣoja, वक्षोज): defined in 4 categories.
Skhalita (स्खलित): defined in 9 categories.
Vasana (वसन): defined in 20 categories.
Vyaprita (vyaprta, vyāpṛta, व्यापृत): defined in 5 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Mrisha (mrsa, mṛṣā, मृषा): defined in 7 categories.
Jrimbha (jrmbha, jṛmbha, जृम्भ, jṛmbhā, जृम्भा): defined in 4 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Unnamita (उन्नमित): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Yatayata (yātāyāta, यातायात): defined in 5 categories.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Yonya (योन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Hasita (हसित): defined in 7 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Haranti (harantī, हरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Ahaha (अहह): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagata (jagatā, जगता): defined in 5 categories.
Varavanita (vāravanitā, वारवनिता): defined in 2 categories.

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

[indeclinable]

akāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

akāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

akāṇḍā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

skhalita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √skhal]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √skhal]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]
vasana -
vasana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāpṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karam -
kara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mṛṣā -
mṛṣā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jṛmbhā -
jṛmbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jṛmbhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārambho -
ārambha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

unnamita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√bandh (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

unnata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kucam -
kuca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “vṛthā yātāyātaiḥ kapaṭakalitānyonyahasitaṃ harantyetāścittānyahaha jagatāṃ vāravanitāḥ”
vṛthā -
vṛthā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yātāyātaiḥ -
yātāyāta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kapaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalitān -
kalita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb]
yonya -
yonya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yonya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hasitam -
hasita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hasita (noun, neuter)

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

hasitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√has -> hasita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
harantye -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
etāś -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

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

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
cittānya -
citta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ahaha -
ahaha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jagatām -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jagatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vāravanitāḥ -
vāravanitā (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 48 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