Sanskrit quote nr. 982 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि स्तनशैलदुर्गविषमे सीमन्तिनीनां हृदि स्थातुं वाञ्छति मान एष धिगिति क्रोधादिवालोहितः ।
उद्यद्दूरतरप्रसारितकरः कर्षत्यसौ तत्क्षणात् फुल्लत्कैरवकोशनिःसरदलिश्रेणीकृपाणं शशी ॥

adyāpi stanaśailadurgaviṣame sīmantinīnāṃ hṛdi sthātuṃ vāñchati māna eṣa dhigiti krodhādivālohitaḥ |
udyaddūrataraprasāritakaraḥ karṣatyasau tatkṣaṇāt phullatkairavakośaniḥsaradaliśreṇīkṛpāṇaṃ śaśī ||

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.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Durga (दुर्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम, viṣamā, विषमा): defined in 13 categories.
Simantini (sīmantinī, सीमन्तिनी): defined in 5 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Dhik (धिक्): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Alohita (अलोहित): defined in 3 categories.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Prasarita (prasārita, प्रसारित): defined in 9 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Tatkshana (tatksana, tatkṣaṇa, तत्क्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Kairava (कैरव): defined in 5 categories.
Kosha (kosa, kośa, कोश): defined in 17 categories.
Nihsara (niḥsara, निःसर): defined in 11 categories.
Dalin (दलिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpāṇa, कृपाण): defined in 8 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.

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

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 stanaśailadurgaviṣame sīmantinīnāṃ hṛdi sthātuṃ vāñchati māna eṣa dhigiti krodhādivālohitaḥ”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
stana -
stana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√stan (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

durga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viṣame -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

viṣama (noun, neuter)

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

viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sīmantinīnām -
sīmantinī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sthātum -
√sthā -> sthātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √sthā]
vāñchati -
√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]

√vāñch (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
māna* -
māna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dhig -
dhik (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
krodhād -
krodha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

krodha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
alohitaḥ -
alohita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “udyaddūrataraprasāritakaraḥ karṣatyasau tatkṣaṇāt phullatkairavakośaniḥsaradaliśreṇīkṛpāṇaṃ śaśī”
udyad -
udyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

udyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dūra -
dūra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prasārita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karaḥ -
karas (noun, neuter)

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

kara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karṣatya -
√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]

√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]

√kṛṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tatkṣaṇāt -
tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
phullat -
√phull -> phullat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √phull class 1 verb], [vocative single from √phull class 1 verb], [accusative single from √phull class 1 verb]
kairava -
kairava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kairava (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

niḥsara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

dalin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dalin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

śreṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṛpāṇam -
kṛpāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śaśī -
śaśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śaśin (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 982 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: 24 April, 2019