Sanskrit quote nr. 916 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां मदनमन्दिरवैजयन्तीम् अन्तर्गृहे विवसनां दधतीं निशान्ते ।
अङ्गैरनङ्गविसरैर्मम गाढ्मङ्गम् आलिङ्ग्य केलिशयने शयितां स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ madanamandiravaijayantīm antargṛhe vivasanāṃ dadhatīṃ niśānte |
aṅgairanaṅgavisarairmama gāḍhmaṅgam āliṅgya keliśayane śayitāṃ 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.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rava (रव, ravā, रवा): defined in 13 categories.
Antargriha (antargrha, antargṛha, अन्तर्गृह): defined in 5 categories.
Vivasana (vivasanā, विवसना): defined in 5 categories.
Nishanta (nisanta, niśānta, निशान्त, niśāntā, निशान्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Visara (विसर): defined in 7 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Alingya (āliṅgya, आलिङ्ग्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kelishayana (kelisayana, keliśayana, केलिशयन): 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 madanamandiravaijayantīm antargṛhe vivasanāṃ dadhatīṃ niśānte”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- madanam -
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madana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- andi -
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ad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ravai -
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rava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ru (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ejayantīm -
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√ej -> ejayantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √ej]
- antargṛhe -
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antargṛha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vivasanām -
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vivasanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dadhatī -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- niśānte -
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niśānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]niśānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]niśāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “aṅgairanaṅgavisarairmama gāḍhmaṅgam āliṅgya keliśayane śayitāṃ smarāmi”
- aṅgair -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- anaṅga -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- visarair -
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visara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]visara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse gāḍhmaṅgam*āl
- āliṅgya -
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āliṅgya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āliṅgya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keliśayane -
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keliśayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śayitām -
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śayitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śī -> śayitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
- 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 916 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.