Sanskrit quote nr. 647 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्तुं वाञ्छति शांभवो गणपतेराखुं क्षुधार्त्तः फणी तं च क्रौञ्चरिपोः शिखी गिरिसुतासिंहोऽपि नागाननम् ।
इत्थं यत्र परिग्रहस्य घटना शंभोरपि स्याद्गृहे तत्रान्यस्य कथं न भावि जगतस्तस्मात् स्वरूपं हि तत् ॥

attuṃ vāñchati śāṃbhavo gaṇapaterākhuṃ kṣudhārttaḥ phaṇī taṃ ca krauñcaripoḥ śikhī girisutāsiṃho'pi nāgānanam |
itthaṃ yatra parigrahasya ghaṭanā śaṃbhorapi syādgṛhe tatrānyasya kathaṃ na bhāvi jagatastasmāt svarūpaṃ hi tat ||

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.

Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shambhava (sambhava, śāmbhava, शाम्भव): defined in 16 categories.
Ganapati (gaṇapati, गणपति): defined in 11 categories.
Akhu (ākhu, आखु): defined in 8 categories.
Kshudh (ksudh, kṣudh, क्षुध्): defined in 5 categories.
Kshudha (ksudha, kṣudhā, क्षुधा): defined in 7 categories.
Phani (phaṇi, फणि, phaṇī, फणी): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Krauncaripu (krauñcaripu, क्रौञ्चरिपु): defined in 1 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhi, शिखि, śikhī, शिखी): defined in 14 categories.
Girisuta (girisutā, गिरिसुता): defined in 3 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Parigraha (परिग्रह): defined in 11 categories.
Ghatana (ghaṭanā, घटना): defined in 7 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavin (bhāvin, भाविन्): defined in 10 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Svarupa (svarūpa, स्वरूप): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.

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

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: “attuṃ vāñchati śāṃbhavo gaṇapaterākhuṃ kṣudhārttaḥ phaṇī taṃ ca krauñcaripoḥ śikhī girisutāsiṃho'pi nāgānanam”
Cannot analyse attum*vā
vāñchati -
√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

√vāñch (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
śāmbhavo* -
śāmbhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gaṇapater -
gaṇapati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ākhum -
ākhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ākhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kṣudhā -
kṣudh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṣudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arttaḥ -
√ard (verb class 7)

[present active third dual]
phaṇī -
phaṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

phaṇi (noun, masculine)

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

phaṇin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
krauñcaripoḥ -
krauñcaripu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

śikhi (noun, masculine)

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

śikhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
girisutā -
girisutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
siṃho' -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nāgān -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anam -
ana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “itthaṃ yatra parigrahasya ghaṭanā śaṃbhorapi syādgṛhe tatrānyasya kathaṃ na bhāvi jagatastasmāt svarūpaṃ hi tat”
ittham -
ittham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ittha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
parigrahasya -
parigraha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
ghaṭanā -
ghaṭanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śambhor -
śambhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śambhu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
gṛhe -
gṛh (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anyasya -
anya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvi -
bhāvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvin (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]
jagatas -
jagat (noun, masculine)

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

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
svarūpam -
svarūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svarūpa (noun, neuter)

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

svarūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [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 647 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