Sanskrit quote nr. 915 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां भुजलतार्पितकण्ठपाशां वक्षःस्थलं मम पिधाय पयोधराभ्याम् ।
ईषन्निमीलितसलीलविलोचनान्तां पश्यामि मृग्धवदनां वदनं पिबन्तीम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ bhujalatārpitakaṇṭhapāśāṃ vakṣaḥsthalaṃ mama pidhāya payodharābhyām |
īṣannimīlitasalīlavilocanāntāṃ paśyāmi mṛgdhavadanāṃ vadanaṃ pibantīm ||
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.
Bhujalata (bhujalatā, भुजलता): defined in 1 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Vakshahsthala (vaksahsthala, vakṣaḥsthala, वक्षःस्थल): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pidhaya (pidhāya, पिधाय): defined in 3 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ili (īlī, ईली): defined in 7 categories.
Salila (salīla, सलील): defined in 12 categories.
Vilocana (विलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Mric (mrc, mṛc, मृच्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhava (धव): defined in 14 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Pibanti (pibantī, पिबन्ती): defined in 1 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain 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 bhujalatārpitakaṇṭhapāśāṃ vakṣaḥsthalaṃ mama pidhāya payodharābhyām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhujalatā -
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bhujalatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arpita -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛ]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pāśā -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vakṣaḥsthalam -
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vakṣaḥsthala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- pidhāya -
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pidhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- payodharābhyām -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- Line 2: “īṣannimīlitasalīlavilocanāntāṃ paśyāmi mṛgdhavadanāṃ vadanaṃ pibantīm”
- īṣann -
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īṣat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īli -
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īli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]īlī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- salīla -
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salīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]salīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilocanān -
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vilocana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mṛg -
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mṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- dhava -
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dhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√dhav (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√dhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- danām -
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dā (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vadanam -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pibantīm -
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√pā -> pibantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb]
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 915 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.