Sanskrit quote nr. 4937 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपाणिग्रहणादतिप्रणयिनी कण्ठस्थिताहं विभोः ।
सर्वैरेव हरिप्रियेति कमला सोऽप्युच्यते माधवः ॥āpāṇigrahaṇādatipraṇayinī kaṇṭhasthitāhaṃ vibhoḥ |
sarvaireva haripriyeti kamalā so'pyucyate mādhavaḥ ||
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.
Apa (āpa, आप, āpā, आपा): defined in 13 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Grahana (grahaṇa, ग्रहण): defined in 16 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vibha (vibhā, विभा): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 14 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Haripriya (हरिप्रिय, haripriyā, हरिप्रिया): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kamala (kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Madhava (mādhava, माधव): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “āpāṇigrahaṇādatipraṇayinī kaṇṭhasthitāhaṃ vibhoḥ”
- āpā -
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āpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√āp (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- aṇi -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- grahaṇād -
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grahaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]grahaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- praṇayinī -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sthitā -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vibhoḥ -
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vibhā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vibhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vibhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sarvaireva haripriyeti kamalā so'pyucyate mādhavaḥ”
- sarvair -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- haripriye -
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haripriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]haripriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]haripriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kamalā -
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kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- mādhavaḥ -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 4937 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.