Sanskrit quote nr. 893 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां क्षणवियोगविषोपमे यां सङ्गे पुनर्बहुतराममृताभिषेकाम् ।
तां जीवधारणकरीं मदनातपत्राम् उद्धृत्तकेशनिवहां सुदतीं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ kṣaṇaviyogaviṣopame yāṃ saṅge punarbahutarāmamṛtābhiṣekām |
tāṃ jīvadhāraṇakarīṃ madanātapatrām uddhṛttakeśanivahāṃ sudatīṃ 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.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣā, विषा, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Upama (उपम, upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Bahutaram (bahutarām, बहुतराम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bahutara (bahutarā, बहुतरा): defined in 3 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत, amṛtā, अमृता): defined in 20 categories.
Abhisheka (abhiseka, ābhiṣekā, आभिषेका): defined in 20 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Dharanaka (dhāraṇaka, धारणक): defined in 2 categories.
Madanatapatra (madanātapatra, मदनातपत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Sudati (sudatī, सुदती): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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 kṣaṇaviyogaviṣopame yāṃ saṅge punarbahutarāmamṛtābhiṣekām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣaṇa -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣo -
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viṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]viṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upame -
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upama (noun, masculine)[locative single]upama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yām -
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yā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- saṅge -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bahutarām -
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bahutarām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahutarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- amṛtā -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]
- ābhiṣekām -
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ābhiṣekā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tāṃ jīvadhāraṇakarīṃ madanātapatrām uddhṛttakeśanivahāṃ sudatīṃ smarāmi”
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jīva -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jīv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhāraṇaka -
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dhāraṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāraṇaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- madanātapatrā -
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madanātapatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse uddhṛttakeśanivahām*su
- sudatīm -
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sudatī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 893 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.