Sanskrit quote nr. 920 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां मयि गते चिरकोपयन्तीं यान्तीं समागतवतीं परिवर्तमानाम् ।
ऊर्ध्वस्थितां किमपि मञ्चतलं निषण्णां शय्यां समाश्रतवतीमधिकं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ mayi gate cirakopayantīṃ yāntīṃ samāgatavatīṃ parivartamānām |
ūrdhvasthitāṃ kimapi mañcatalaṃ niṣaṇṇāṃ śayyāṃ samāśratavatīmadhikaṃ 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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Samagata (samāgata, समागत): defined in 8 categories.
Vati (वति): defined in 12 categories.
Parivarta (परिवर्त): defined in 7 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Nishanna (nisanna, niṣaṇṇā, निषण्णा): defined in 5 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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 mayi gate cirakopayantīṃ yāntīṃ samāgatavatīṃ parivartamānām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cira -
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cira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kopayantīm -
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√kup -> kopayantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kup class 10 verb]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antīm -
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antī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samāgata -
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samāgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samāgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatī -
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vati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parivartam -
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parivarta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ānām -
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a (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ūrdhvasthitāṃ kimapi mañcatalaṃ niṣaṇṇāṃ śayyāṃ samāśratavatīmadhikaṃ smarāmi”
- ūrdhva -
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ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitām -
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sthitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mañcata -
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√mañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niṣaṇṇām -
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niṣaṇṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śayyām -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse samāśratavatīmadhikam*sm
- 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 920 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.