Sanskrit quote nr. 5491 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्लिष्टापि करोति सा मम तनुं कण्ठग्रहोत्कण्ठितां ।
दृष्टापि प्रियदर्शना नियमयत्यक्ष्णोर्दिदृक्षां पुनः ॥āśliṣṭāpi karoti sā mama tanuṃ kaṇṭhagrahotkaṇṭhitāṃ |
dṛṣṭāpi priyadarśanā niyamayatyakṣṇordidṛkṣāṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Ashlishta (aslista, āśliṣṭa, आश्लिष्ट, āśliṣṭā, आश्लिष्टा): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Kanthagraha (kaṇṭhagraha, कण्ठग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Utkanthita (utkaṇṭhitā, उत्कण्ठिता): defined in 4 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Priyadarshana (priyadarsana, priyadarśana, प्रियदर्शन, priyadarśanā, प्रियदर्शना): defined in 10 categories.
Niyama (नियम): defined in 17 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Yatya (यत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Didriksha (didrksa, didṛkṣā, दिदृक्षा): defined in 2 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āśliṣṭāpi karoti sā mama tanuṃ kaṇṭhagrahotkaṇṭhitāṃ”
- āśliṣṭā -
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āśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tanum -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kaṇṭhagraho -
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kaṇṭhagraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- utkaṇṭhitām -
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utkaṇṭhitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭāpi priyadarśanā niyamayatyakṣṇordidṛkṣāṃ punaḥ”
- dṛṣṭā -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priyadarśanā* -
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priyadarśana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niyama -
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niyama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatya -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√yat -> yatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
- akṣṇor -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- didṛkṣām -
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didṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 5491 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.