Sanskrit quote nr. 724 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्रार्यः खरदूषणत्रिशिरसां नादानुबन्धोद्यमे रुन्धाने भुवनं त्वया चकितया योद्धा निरुद्धः क्षणम् ।
सस्नेहाः सरसाः सहासरभसाः सभ्रू भ्रमाः सस्पृहाः सोत्साहास्त्वयि तद्बले च निदधे दोलायमाना दृशः ॥

atrāryaḥ kharadūṣaṇatriśirasāṃ nādānubandhodyame rundhāne bhuvanaṃ tvayā cakitayā yoddhā niruddhaḥ kṣaṇam |
sasnehāḥ sarasāḥ sahāsarabhasāḥ sabhrū bhramāḥ saspṛhāḥ sotsāhāstvayi tadbale ca nidadhe dolāyamānā dṛśaḥ ||

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.

Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Kharadushana (kharadusana, kharadūṣaṇa, खरदूषण): defined in 2 categories.
Trishiras (trisiras, triśiras, त्रिशिरस्): defined in 4 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Anubandha (अनुबन्ध): defined in 11 categories.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Rundhana (rundhāna, रुन्धान, rundhānā, रुन्धाना): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Cakita (cakitā, चकिता): defined in 7 categories.
Yoddhri (yoddhr, yoddhṛ, योद्धृ): defined in 2 categories.
Niruddha (निरुद्ध): defined in 9 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Sasneha (सस्नेह, sasnehā, सस्नेहा): defined in 4 categories.
Sarasa (सरस, sarasā, सरसा): defined in 16 categories.
Sahasarabhasa (sahāsarabhasa, सहासरभस, sahāsarabhasā, सहासरभसा): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Saspriha (sasprha, saspṛha, सस्पृह, saspṛhā, सस्पृहा): defined in 3 categories.
Sotsaha (sotsāha, सोत्साह, sotsāhā, सोत्साहा): defined in 1 categories.
Tadbala (तद्बल, tadbalā, तद्बला): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Nida (निद): defined in 8 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dolayamana (dolāyamāna, दोलायमान, dolāyamānā, दोलायमाना): defined in 5 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.

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

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: “atrāryaḥ kharadūṣaṇatriśirasāṃ nādānubandhodyame rundhāne bhuvanaṃ tvayā cakitayā yoddhā niruddhaḥ kṣaṇam”
atrā -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aryaḥ -
arya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
triśirasām -
triśiras (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

triśiras (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

triśirasā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nādā -
nāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
anubandho -
anubandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
udyame -
udyama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
rundhāne -
√rudh -> rundhāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √rudh class 7 verb]

√rudh -> rundhāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √rudh class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √rudh class 7 verb], [locative single from √rudh class 7 verb]

√rudh -> rundhānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √rudh class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √rudh class 7 verb]
bhuvanam -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
cakitayā -
cakitā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
yoddhā -
yoddhṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yudh (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√yudh (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
niruddhaḥ -
niruddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sasnehāḥ sarasāḥ sahāsarabhasāḥ sabhrū bhramāḥ saspṛhāḥ sotsāhāstvayi tadbale ca nidadhe dolāyamānā dṛśaḥ”
sasnehāḥ -
sasneha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sasnehā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarasāḥ -
sarasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sarasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sahāsarabhasāḥ -
sahāsarabhasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sahāsarabhasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]
bhramāḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
saspṛhāḥ -
saspṛha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saspṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sotsāhās -
sotsāha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sotsāhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tvayi -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
tadbale -
tadbala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tadbalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
dhe -
dha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

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

dhā (noun, feminine)

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

dhā (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dolāyamānā* -
dolāyamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dolāyamānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛśaḥ -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 724 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