Sanskrit quote nr. 705 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्युन्नतिव्यसनिनः शिरसोऽधुनैष स्वस्यैव चातकशिशुः प्रणयं विधत्ताम् ।
अस्यैतदिच्छति यदि प्रततासु दिक्षु ताः स्वच्छशीतमधुराः क्व नु नाम नापः ॥

atyunnativyasaninaḥ śiraso'dhunaiṣa svasyaiva cātakaśiśuḥ praṇayaṃ vidhattām |
asyaitadicchati yadi pratatāsu dikṣu tāḥ svacchaśītamadhurāḥ kva nu nāma nāpaḥ ||

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.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 12 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pratata (pratatā, प्रतता): defined in 3 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Svaccha (स्वच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Adhura (अधुर, adhurā, अधुरा): defined in 4 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 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), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali

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: “atyunnativyasaninaḥ śiraso'dhunaiṣa svasyaiva cātakaśiśuḥ praṇayaṃ vidhattām”
atyu -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
unnati -
unnati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyasaninaḥ -
vyasanin (noun, masculine)

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

vyasanin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śiraso' -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
adhunai -
adhunā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiṣa -
aiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svasyai -
sva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

svā (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
cātaka -
cātaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śiśuḥ -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
praṇayam -
praṇaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vidhat -
√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “asyaitadicchati yadi pratatāsu dikṣu tāḥ svacchaśītamadhurāḥ kva nu nāma nāpaḥ”
asyai -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[dative single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
icchati -
√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pratatāsu -
pratatā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
dikṣu -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
tāḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
svaccha -
svaccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svaccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śītam -
śīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śīta (noun, neuter)

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

śītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
adhurāḥ -
adhura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adhurā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nāp -
nābh (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 705 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