Sanskrit quote nr. 532 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिक्रान्तः कालो लटभललनाभोगसुभगो भ्रमन्तः श्रान्ताः स्मः सुचिरमिह सं सारसरणौ ।
इदानीं स्वः सिन्धोस्तटभुवि समाक्रन्दनगिरः सुतारैः फूत्कारैः शिव शिव शिवेति प्रतनुमः ॥

atikrāntaḥ kālo laṭabhalalanābhogasubhago bhramantaḥ śrāntāḥ smaḥ suciramiha saṃ sārasaraṇau |
idānīṃ svaḥ sindhostaṭabhuvi samākrandanagiraḥ sutāraiḥ phūtkāraiḥ śiva śiva śiveti pratanumaḥ ||

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.

Atikranta (atikrānta, अतिक्रान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Latabha (laṭabha, लटभ): defined in 1 categories.
Lalana (ललन, lalanā, ललना): defined in 12 categories.
Abhoga (अभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Bhramanta (भ्रमन्त): defined in 1 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Shranta (sranta, śrānta, श्रान्त, śrāntā, श्रान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Sucira (सुचिर): defined in 4 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Sarasa (sārasa, सारस): defined in 16 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sindhu (सिन्धु): defined in 18 categories.
Tatabhu (taṭabhū, तटभू): defined in 1 categories.
Samakrandana (samākrandana, समाक्रन्दन): defined in 1 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Sutara (sutāra, सुतार): defined in 9 categories.
Phu (फु): defined in 2 categories.
Utkara (utkāra, उत्कार): defined in 4 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pratanu (प्रतनु): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “atikrāntaḥ kālo laṭabhalalanābhogasubhago bhramantaḥ śrāntāḥ smaḥ suciramiha saṃ sārasaraṇau”
atikrāntaḥ -
atikrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālo* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
laṭabha -
laṭabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

laṭabha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lalanā -
lalana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lalana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhoga -
abhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
subhago* -
subhaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhramantaḥ -
bhramanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhramat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śrāntāḥ -
śrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śrāntā (noun, feminine)

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

√śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śram class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śram class 4 verb]

√śram -> śrāntā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śram class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śram class 4 verb]
smaḥ -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first plural]
suciram -
sucira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sucira (noun, neuter)

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

sucirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sam -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sārasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raṇau -
raṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “idānīṃ svaḥ sindhostaṭabhuvi samākrandanagiraḥ sutāraiḥ phūtkāraiḥ śiva śiva śiveti pratanumaḥ”
idānīm -
idānīm (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svaḥ -
sva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
sindhos -
sindhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
taṭabhuvi -
taṭabhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
samākrandana -
samākrandana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
giraḥ -
gir (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gir (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gir (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sutāraiḥ -
sutāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sutāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
phū -
phu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
utkāraiḥ -
utkāra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śive -
śiva (noun, masculine)

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

śiva (noun, neuter)

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

śivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pratanum -
pratanu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

pratanu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative 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 532 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