Sanskrit quote nr. 691 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्युच्चाः परितःस्फुरन्ति गिरयः स्फारास्तथाम्भोधयस् तानेतानपि बिभ्रती किमपि न क्लान्तासि तुभ्यं नमः ।
आश्चर्येण मुहुर्मुहुः स्तुतिमिमां प्रस्तौमि यावद्भुवस् तावद्बिभ्रादिमां स्मृतस्तव भुजो वाचस्ततो मुद्रिताः ॥

atyuccāḥ paritaḥsphuranti girayaḥ sphārāstathāmbhodhayas tānetānapi bibhratī kimapi na klāntāsi tubhyaṃ namaḥ |
āścaryeṇa muhurmuhuḥ stutimimāṃ prastaumi yāvadbhuvas tāvadbibhrādimāṃ smṛtastava bhujo vācastato mudritāḥ ||

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.

Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ucca (उच्च, uccā, उच्चा): defined in 14 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sphuranti (sphurantī, स्फुरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Giri (गिरि): defined in 16 categories.
Sphara (sphāra, स्फार, sphārā, स्फारा): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Tana (tāna, तान): defined in 16 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Klanta (klānta, क्लान्त, klāntā, क्लान्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashcarya (ascarya, āścarya, आश्चर्य): defined in 10 categories.
Stuti (स्तुति): defined in 11 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Mudrita (मुद्रित, mudritā, मुद्रिता): defined in 10 categories.

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

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: “atyuccāḥ paritaḥsphuranti girayaḥ sphārāstathāmbhodhayas tānetānapi bibhratī kimapi na klāntāsi tubhyaṃ namaḥ”
atyu -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uccāḥ -
ucca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

uccā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]
sphuranti -
sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
girayaḥ -
giri (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

giri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sphārās -
sphāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sphārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambhodhayas -
ambhodhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tāne -
tāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
itān -
ita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bibhratī -
bibhrat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
klāntā -
klānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

klānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

klāntā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
tubhyam -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
namaḥ -
namas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

namas (noun, neuter)

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

nama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “āścaryeṇa muhurmuhuḥ stutimimāṃ prastaumi yāvadbhuvas tāvadbibhrādimāṃ smṛtastava bhujo vācastato mudritāḥ”
āścaryeṇa -
āścarya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

āścarya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse muhurmuhuḥ*st
stutim -
stuti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prastau -
√pras -> prasta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pras class 1 verb]

√pras -> prasta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pras class 1 verb]

√pras -> prastā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pras class 1 verb]
aumi -
aumī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√u (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhuvas -
Cannot analyse tāvadbibhrādimām*sm
smṛtas -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
bhujo* -
bhuj (noun, feminine)

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

bhuj (noun, masculine)

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

bhuja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vācas -
vāc (noun, feminine)

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

vāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
mudritāḥ -
mudrita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mudritā (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 691 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