Sanskrit quote nr. 991 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्याप्युन्मदयातुधानतरुणीचञ् चत्करास्फालन- व्यावल्गन्नृकपालतालरणितैर्नृत्यत्पिशाचाङ्गनाः ।
उद्गायन्ति यशांसि यस्य विततैर्नादैः प्रचण्डानिल- प्रक्षुभ्यत्करिकुम्भकूटकुहरव्यक्तै रणक्षोणयः ॥

adyāpyunmadayātudhānataruṇīcañ catkarāsphālana- vyāvalgannṛkapālatālaraṇitairnṛtyatpiśācāṅganāḥ |
udgāyanti yaśāṃsi yasya vitatairnādaiḥ pracaṇḍānila- prakṣubhyatkarikumbhakūṭakuharavyaktai raṇakṣoṇayaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Apala (apāla, अपाल): defined in 4 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल): defined in 25 categories.
Ranita (raṇita, रणित): defined in 3 categories.
Nrityat (nrtyat, nṛtyat, नृत्यत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pishacangana (pisacangana, piśācāṅganā, पिशाचाङ्गना): defined in 1 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vitata (वितत): defined in 13 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Pracanda (pracaṇḍa, प्रचण्ड): defined in 11 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Karikumbha (करिकुम्भ): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 17 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Ranakshoni (ranaksoni, raṇakṣoṇi, रणक्षोणि): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “adyāpyunmadayātudhānataruṇīcañ catkarāsphālana- vyāvalgannṛkapālatālaraṇitairnṛtyatpiśācāṅganāḥ
  • Cannot analyse adyāpyunmadayātudhānataruṇīcañ*ca
  • Cannot analyse catkarāsphālana*vy
  • vyā -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avalgann -
  • valg (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • apāla -
  • apāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāla -
  • tāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇitair -
  • raṇita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    raṇita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √raṇ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √raṇ class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √raṇ class 10 verb], [instrumental plural from √raṇ]
    raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √raṇ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √raṇ class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √raṇ class 10 verb], [instrumental plural from √raṇ]
  • nṛtyat -
  • nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • piśācāṅganāḥ -
  • piśācāṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “udgāyanti yaśāṃsi yasya vitatairnādaiḥ pracaṇḍānila- prakṣubhyatkarikumbhakūṭakuharavyaktai raṇakṣoṇayaḥ
  • Cannot analyse udgāyanti*ya
  • yaśāṃsi -
  • yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vitatair -
  • vitata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vitata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nādaiḥ -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pracaṇḍāni -
  • pracaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣubhyat -
  • kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]
  • karikumbha -
  • karikumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūṭa -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuhara -
  • kuhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyaktai -
  • raṇakṣoṇayaḥ -
  • raṇakṣoṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 991 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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