Sanskrit quote nr. 824 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अदातारं दातृप्रवरमनयं विश्वविनयं विरूपं रूपाढ्यं विगतजयिनं विश्वजयिनम् ।
अकुल्यं कुल्यं त्वामहमवदमाशापरवशात् मृषावादेत्युक्तिस्त्वयि खलु मृषावादिनि मयि ॥

adātāraṃ dātṛpravaramanayaṃ viśvavinayaṃ virūpaṃ rūpāḍhyaṃ vigatajayinaṃ viśvajayinam |
akulyaṃ kulyaṃ tvāmahamavadamāśāparavaśāt mṛṣāvādetyuktistvayi khalu mṛṣāvādini mayi ||

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.

Adatri (adatr, adātṛ, अदातृ): defined in 2 categories.
Pravara (प्रवर): defined in 15 categories.
Anaya (अनय): defined in 7 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Vinaya (विनय): defined in 15 categories.
Virupa (virūpa, विरूप): defined in 14 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप, rūpā, रूपा): defined in 25 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Vigata (विगत): defined in 9 categories.
Jayin (जयिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Vishvajayin (visvajayin, viśvajayin, विश्वजयिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kulya (कुल्य): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Paravasha (paravasa, paravaśa, परवश): defined in 5 categories.
Mrishavada (mrsavada, mṛṣāvāda, मृषावाद, mṛṣāvādā, मृषावादा): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Mrishavadin (mrsavadin, mṛṣāvādin, मृषावादिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tamil, 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: “adātāraṃ dātṛpravaramanayaṃ viśvavinayaṃ virūpaṃ rūpāḍhyaṃ vigatajayinaṃ viśvajayinam”
adātāram -
adātṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dātṛ -
dātṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pravaram -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pravara (noun, neuter)

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

pravarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anayam -
anaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√nay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
viśva -
viśva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vinayam -
vinaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vinaya (noun, neuter)

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

vinayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
virūpam -
virūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

virūpa (noun, neuter)

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

virūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rūpā -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āḍhyam -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

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

āḍhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vigata -
vigata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jayinam -
jayin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
viśvajayinam -
viśvajayin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “akulyaṃ kulyaṃ tvāmahamavadamāśāparavaśāt mṛṣāvādetyuktistvayi khalu mṛṣāvādini mayi”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kulyam -
kulya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kulya (noun, neuter)

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

kulyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kulyam -
kulya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kulya (noun, neuter)

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

kulyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
avadam -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
āśā -
āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paravaśāt -
paravaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paravaśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mṛṣāvāde -
mṛṣāvāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mṛṣāvāda (noun, neuter)

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

mṛṣāvādā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uktis -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tvayi -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mṛṣāvādini -
mṛṣāvādinī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mṛṣāvādin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mṛṣāvādin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative 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 824 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