Sanskrit quote nr. 702 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्युन्नतस्तनमुरो नयने सुदीर्घे वक्रे भ्रुवावतितरां वचनं ततोऽपि ।
मध्योऽधिकं तनुरनूनगुरुर्नितम्बो मन्दा गतिः किमपि चाद्भुतयौवनायाः ॥

atyunnatastanamuro nayane sudīrghe vakre bhruvāvatitarāṃ vacanaṃ tato'pi |
madhyo'dhikaṃ tanuranūnagururnitambo mandā gatiḥ kimapi cādbhutayauvanāyāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 15 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 14 categories.
Sudirgha (sudīrgha, सुदीर्घ, sudīrghā, सुदीर्घा): defined in 3 categories.
Vakra (वक्र, vakrā, वक्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Vakri (वक्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 12 categories.
Atitaram (atitarām, अतितराम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 15 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anunaguru (anūnaguru, अनूनगुरु): defined in 1 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब): defined in 9 categories.
Manda (मन्द, mandā, मन्दा): defined in 22 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Vana (vanā, वना): defined in 20 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), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain 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: “atyunnatastanamuro nayane sudīrghe vakre bhruvāvatitarāṃ vacanaṃ tato'pi
  • atyu -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • unnatas -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanam -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uro* -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nayane -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sudīrghe -
  • sudīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sudīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sudīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vakre -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhruvāva -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atitarām -
  • atitarām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “madhyo'dhikaṃ tanuranūnagururnitambo mandā gatiḥ kimapi cādbhutayauvanāyāḥ
  • madhyo' -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anūnagurur -
  • anūnaguru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anūnaguru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nitambo* -
  • nitamba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mandā* -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatiḥ -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • cād -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhut -
  • budh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ayau -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vanāyāḥ -
  • vanā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 702 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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