Sanskrit quote nr. 887 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां कनककङ्कणभूषिताग्र- हस्तां च वक्त्रकमलेन सुनिर्जितेन्दुम् ।
लीलावर्तीं सुरतखेदनिमीलिताक्षीं ध्यायामि चेतसि मदाकुललालसाङ्गीम् ॥

adyāpi tāṃ kanakakaṅkaṇabhūṣitāgra- hastāṃ ca vaktrakamalena sunirjitendum |
līlāvartīṃ suratakhedanimīlitākṣīṃ dhyāyāmi cetasi madākulalālasāṅgīm ||

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.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Kankana (kaṅkaṇa, कङ्कण): defined in 10 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Hasta (hastā, हस्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Nirjita (निर्जित, nirjitā, निर्जिता): defined in 6 categories.
Nirjiti (निर्जिति): defined in 1 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Avarti (अवर्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Avartin (अवर्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Madakula (madākula, मदाकुल): defined in 1 categories.
Lalasa (lālasa, लालस, lālasā, लालसा): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva 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 tāṃ kanakakaṅkaṇabhūṣitāgra- hastāṃ ca vaktrakamalena sunirjitendum”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kanaka -
kanaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kanaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṅkaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūṣitā -
√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √bhūṣ]

√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √bhūṣ]

√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √bhūṣ]

√bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √bhūṣ]

√bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √bhūṣ]

√bhūṣ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
agra -
agra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hastām -
hastā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kamalena -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirjite -
nirjita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nirjita (noun, neuter)

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

nirjitā (noun, feminine)

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

nirjiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
indum -
indu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “līlāvartīṃ suratakhedanimīlitākṣīṃ dhyāyāmi cetasi madākulalālasāṅgīm”
līlā -
līlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avartī -
avarti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

avartin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

avartin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
surata -
surata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

surata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
kheda -
kheda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nimīlitākṣīm -
nimīlitākṣī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhyāyāmi -
√dhyā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
cetasi -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√cit (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
madākula -
madākula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

madākula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lālasā -
lālasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lālasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lālasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āṅgīm -
āṅgī (noun, feminine)

[accusative 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 887 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: 23 April, 2019