Sanskrit quote nr. 888 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां कनककान्तिमदालसाङ्गीं व्रीडोत्सुकां निपतितामिव चेष्टमानाम् ।
अङ्गाङ्गसङ्गपरिचुम्बनजातमोहां तां जीवनौषधिमिव प्रमधां स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ kanakakāntimadālasāṅgīṃ vrīḍotsukāṃ nipatitāmiva ceṣṭamānām |
aṅgāṅgasaṅgaparicumbanajātamohāṃ tāṃ jīvanauṣadhimiva pramadhāṃ smarāmi ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Kantimat (kāntimat, कान्तिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Alasa (ālasa, आलस, ālasā, आलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍa, व्रीड, vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Utsuka (utsukā, उत्सुका): defined in 7 categories.
Nipatita (nipatitā, निपतिता): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ceshta (cesta, ceṣṭa, चेष्ट): defined in 11 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Angasanga (aṅgasaṅga, अङ्गसङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Paricumbana (परिचुम्बन): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Oha (ohā, ओहा): defined in 5 categories.
Jivana (jīvana, जीवन, jīvanā, जीवना): defined in 18 categories.
Jivani (jīvani, जीवनि): defined in 6 categories.
Aushadhi (ausadhi, auṣadhi, औषधि): defined in 10 categories.
Pram (प्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 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), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “adyāpi tāṃ kanakakāntimadālasāṅgīṃ vrīḍotsukāṃ nipatitāmiva ceṣṭamānām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntimad -
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kāntimat (noun, masculine)[compound]kāntimat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ālasā -
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ālasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ālasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṅgīm -
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āṅgī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrīḍo -
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vrīḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vrīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsukām -
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utsukā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nipatitām -
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nipatitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ceṣṭam -
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ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ceṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānām -
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a (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “aṅgāṅgasaṅgaparicumbanajātamohāṃ tāṃ jīvanauṣadhimiva pramadhāṃ smarāmi”
- aṅgā -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅgasaṅga -
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aṅgasaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- paricumbana -
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paricumbana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- ohām -
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ohā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jīvanau -
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jīvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jīvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jīvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jīvani (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- auṣadhim -
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auṣadhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pram -
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pram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhām -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist active first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist active first single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first 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 888 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.