Sanskrit quote nr. 2779 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि सुन्दरि तव वदनं ।
नित्यं पूर्णं सुधानिधिर्मत्वा ॥ayi sundari tava vadanaṃ |
nityaṃ pūrṇaṃ sudhānidhirmatvā ||
Index
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.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Sudhanidhi (sudhānidhi, सुधानिधि): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ayi sundari tava vadanaṃ”
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sundari -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- vadanam -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nityaṃ pūrṇaṃ sudhānidhirmatvā”
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrṇam -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- sudhānidhir -
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sudhānidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matvā -
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√man -> matvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> matvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis 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 2779 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.