Sanskrit quote nr. 659 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यन्तमन्थनकदर्थनमुत्सहन्ते मर्यादया नियमिताः किमु साधवोऽपि ।
लक्ष्मीसुधाकरसुधाद्युपनीय शेषे रत्नाकरोऽपि गरलं किमु नोज्जगार ॥

atyantamanthanakadarthanamutsahante maryādayā niyamitāḥ kimu sādhavo'pi |
lakṣmīsudhākarasudhādyupanīya śeṣe ratnākaro'pi garalaṃ kimu nojjagāra ||

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.

Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Manthana (मन्थन): defined in 10 categories.
Kadarthana (कदर्थन): defined in 3 categories.
Utsa (उत्स): defined in 4 categories.
Hanti (हन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Maryada (maryādā, मर्यादा): defined in 6 categories.
Niyamita (नियमित, niyamitā, नियमिता): defined in 6 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Sudhakara (sudhākara, सुधाकर): defined in 5 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Adyu (अद्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष, śeṣā, शेषा): defined in 19 categories.
Ratnakara (ratnākara, रत्नाकर): defined in 11 categories.
Garala (गरल): defined in 6 categories.

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

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: “atyantamanthanakadarthanamutsahante maryādayā niyamitāḥ kimu sādhavo'pi”
atyanta -
atyanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

manthana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadarthanam -
kadarthana (noun, neuter)

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

kadarthanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
utsa -
utsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hante -
hanti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
maryādayā -
maryādā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
niyamitāḥ -
niyamita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niyamitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Cannot analyse kimu*sā
sādhavo' -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “lakṣmīsudhākarasudhādyupanīya śeṣe ratnākaro'pi garalaṃ kimu nojjagāra”
lakṣmī -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

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

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

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

[compound], [adverb]

adyu (noun, neuter)

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

adyu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
upanī -
upani (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iya -
√i (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]
śeṣe -
śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

śeṣā (noun, feminine)

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

√śaṣ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√śī (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
ratnākaro' -
ratnākara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
garalam -
garala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse kimu*no
Cannot analyse nojjagāra

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 659 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