Sanskrit quote nr. 734 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्रैष स्वयमेव चित्रफलके कम्पस्खलल्लेखया संतापार्तिविनोदनाय कथमप्यालिख्य सख्या भवान् ।
बाष्पव्याकुलमीक्षितः सरभसं चूताङ्कुरैरर्चितो मूर्ध्ना च प्रणतः सखीषु मदनव्याजेन चापह्नुतः ॥

atraiṣa svayameva citraphalake kampaskhalallekhayā saṃtāpārtivinodanāya kathamapyālikhya sakhyā bhavān |
bāṣpavyākulamīkṣitaḥ sarabhasaṃ cūtāṅkurairarcito mūrdhnā ca praṇataḥ sakhīṣu madanavyājena cāpahnutaḥ ||

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.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Citraphalaka (चित्रफलक): defined in 3 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Lekha (lekhā, लेखा): defined in 15 categories.
Vinodana (विनोदन): defined in 3 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Alikhya (ālikhya, आलिख्य): defined in 2 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Bashpa (baspa, bāṣpa, बाष्प): defined in 7 categories.
Vyakulam (vyākulam, व्याकुलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyakula (vyākula, व्याकुल): defined in 6 categories.
Ikshitri (iksitr, īkṣitṛ, ईक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ikshita (iksita, īkṣita, ईक्षित): defined in 3 categories.
Sarabhasa (सरभस): defined in 2 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Arcitri (arcitr, arcitṛ, अर्चितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Arcita (अर्चित): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pranata (praṇata, प्रणत): defined in 6 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Hnuta (ह्नुत): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “atraiṣa svayameva citraphalake kampaskhalallekhayā saṃtāpārtivinodanāya kathamapyālikhya sakhyā bhavān”
atrai -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣa -
aiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
citraphalake -
citraphalaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kampa -
kampa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
skhalal -
skhalat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

skhalat (noun, neuter)

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

√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
lekhayā -
lekhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
santāpā -
santāpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vinodanāya -
vinodana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apyā -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ālikhya -
ālikhya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sakhyā* -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bāṣpavyākulamīkṣitaḥ sarabhasaṃ cūtāṅkurairarcito mūrdhnā ca praṇataḥ sakhīṣu madanavyājena cāpahnutaḥ”
bāṣpa -
bāṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyākulam -
vyākulam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyākula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyākula (noun, neuter)

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

vyākulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
īkṣitaḥ -
īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

īkṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
sarabhasam -
sarabhasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarabhasa (noun, neuter)

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

sarabhasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cūtā -
cūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṅkurair -
aṅkura (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
arcito* -
arcitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

arcita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛc]

√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛc]
mūrdhnā -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
praṇataḥ -
praṇata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sakhīṣu -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
madana -
madana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

madana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyājena -
vyāja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
cāpa -
cāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hnutaḥ -
hnuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 734 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