Sanskrit quote nr. 886 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तन्मनसि संपरिवर्तते मे रात्रौ मयि क्षुतवति क्षितिपालपुत्र्या ।
जीवेति मङ्गलवचः परिहृत्य कोपात् कर्णे कृतं कनकपत्रमनालपन्त्या ॥

adyāpi tanmanasi saṃparivartate me rātrau mayi kṣutavati kṣitipālaputryā |
jīveti maṅgalavacaḥ parihṛtya kopāt karṇe kṛtaṃ kanakapatramanālapantyā ||

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.

Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Tanmanas (तन्मनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Samparivarta (सम्परिवर्त): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Kshutavat (ksutavat, kṣutavat, क्षुतवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshitipala (ksitipala, kṣitipāla, क्षितिपाल): defined in 1 categories.
Putri (putrī, पुत्री): defined in 8 categories.
Putrya (putryā, पुत्र्या): defined in 1 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव, jīvā, जीवा): defined in 19 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Mangala (maṅgala, मङ्गल): defined in 21 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Parihritya (parihrtya, parihṛtya, परिहृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “adyāpi tanmanasi saṃparivartate me rātrau mayi kṣutavati kṣitipālaputryā”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tanmanasi -
tanmanas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tanmanas (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
kṣutavati -
kṣutavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣutavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√kṣu -> kṣutavat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]

√kṣu -> kṣutavat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]

√kṣu -> kṣutavatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]
kṣitipāla -
kṣitipāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
putryā -
putrī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

putryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jīveti maṅgalavacaḥ parihṛtya kopāt karṇe kṛtaṃ kanakapatramanālapantyā”
jīve -
jīva (noun, masculine)

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

jīva (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
maṅgala -
maṅgala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maṅgala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parihṛtya -
parihṛtya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parihṛtya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parihṛtya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kopāt -
kopa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
karṇe -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

karṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
kanaka -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

pad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
raman -
√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
lapantyā -
√lap -> lapantī (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √lap class 1 verb]

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 886 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