Sanskrit quote nr. 904 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां न खलु वेद्मि किमीशपत्नी शापं गता सुरपतेरथ कृष्णलक्ष्मीः ।
धत्रैव किं नु जगतः परिमोहनाय सा निर्मिता युवतिरत्नदिदृक्षया वा ॥

adyāpi tāṃ na khalu vedmi kimīśapatnī śāpaṃ gatā surapateratha kṛṣṇalakṣmīḥ |
dhatraiva kiṃ nu jagataḥ parimohanāya sā nirmitā yuvatiratnadidṛkṣayā vā ||

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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Patni (patnī, पत्नी): defined in 6 categories.
Shapa (sapa, śāpa, शाप): defined in 11 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Surapati (सुरपति): defined in 4 categories.
Ratha (रथ): defined in 17 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Tra (त्र, trā, त्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Parimohana (परिमोहन): defined in 1 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित, nirmitā, निर्मिता): defined in 10 categories.
Yuvati (युवति): defined in 11 categories.
Atna (अत्न): defined in 1 categories.
Didriksha (didrksa, didṛkṣā, दिदृक्षा): defined in 2 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.

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

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vedmi -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
īśa -
īśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

īśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patnī -
patnī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
śāpam -
śāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
surapater -
surapati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ratha -
ratha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣmīḥ -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “dhatraiva kiṃ nu jagataḥ parimohanāya sā nirmitā yuvatiratnadidṛkṣayā vā”
dha -
dha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
trai -
tṛ (noun, neuter)

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

tra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

trā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagataḥ -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
parimohanāya -
parimohana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
nirmitā* -
nirmita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nirmitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yuvatir -
yuvati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atna -
atna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
didṛkṣayā -
didṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second 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 904 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