Sanskrit quote nr. 775 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अथ स ललितयोषिद्भ्रूलताचारुशृङ्गं रतिवलयपदाङ्के चापमासज्य कण्ठे ।
सहचरमधुहस्तन्यस्तुचूताङ्कुरास्त्रश् शतमखमुपतस्थे प्राञ्जलिः पुष्पधन्वा ॥

atha sa lalitayoṣidbhrūlatācāruśṛṅgaṃ rativalayapadāṅke cāpamāsajya kaṇṭhe |
sahacaramadhuhastanyastucūtāṅkurāstraś śatamakhamupatasthe prāñjaliḥ puṣpadhanvā ||

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.

Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Lalita (ललित): defined in 17 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Bhrulata (bhrūlatā, भ्रूलता): defined in 3 categories.
Acaru (acāru, अचारु): defined in 2 categories.
Shringa (srnga, śṛṅga, शृङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 17 categories.
Padanka (padāṅka, पदाङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Asajya (āsajya, आसज्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 19 categories.
Sahacara (सहचर): defined in 5 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Shatamakha (satamakha, śatamakha, शतमख): defined in 2 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Pranjali (prāñjali, प्राञ्जलि): defined in 4 categories.
Pushpadhanvan (puspadhanvan, puṣpadhanvan, पुष्पधन्वन्): defined in 2 categories.

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

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: “atha sa lalitayoṣidbhrūlatācāruśṛṅgaṃ rativalayapadāṅke cāpamāsajya kaṇṭhe”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

lalita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √lal]

√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √lal]

√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]

√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lal]
yoṣid -
yoṣit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
bhrūlatā -
bhrūlatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

acāru (noun, neuter)

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

acāru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śṛṅgam -
śṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śṛṅga (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
valaya -
valaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

valaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√val (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
padāṅke -
padāṅka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cāpam -
cāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cāpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āsajya -
āsajya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kaṇṭhe -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
Line 2: “sahacaramadhuhastanyastucūtāṅkurāstraś śatamakhamupatasthe prāñjaliḥ puṣpadhanvā”
sahacaram -
sahacara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sahacara (noun, neuter)

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

sahacarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

dhū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
hasta -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
astu -
√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
cūtā -
cūta (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
traś -
tra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śatamakham -
śatamakha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tasthe -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
prāñjaliḥ -
prāñjali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puṣpadhanvā -
puṣpadhanvan (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 775 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