Sanskrit quote nr. 922 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां मयि निमीलितचारुनेत्रे कोऽयं वदेत्यभिहितां वदतीं सखीभिः ।
मातर्न विद्य इति सस्मितमुल्लसन्तीम् उत्फुल्लगण्डफलकां नितरां स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ mayi nimīlitacārunetre ko'yaṃ vadetyabhihitāṃ vadatīṃ sakhībhiḥ |
mātarna vidya iti sasmitamullasantīm utphullagaṇḍaphalakāṃ nitarāṃ 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.
Nimilita (nimīlita, निमीलित): defined in 8 categories.
Carunetra (cārunetra, चारुनेत्र, cārunetrā, चारुनेत्रा): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Abhihita (abhihitā, अभिहिता): defined in 8 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidya (विद्य): defined in 21 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Sasmita (सस्मित): defined in 5 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Utphulla (उत्फुल्ल): defined in 6 categories.
Gandaphalaka (gaṇḍaphalaka, गण्डफलक): defined in 1 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nitaram (nitarām, नितराम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nitara (nitarā, नितरा): 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, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (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 mayi nimīlitacārunetre ko'yaṃ vadetyabhihitāṃ vadatīṃ sakhībhiḥ”
- 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]
- nimīlita -
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nimīlita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nimīlita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cārunetre -
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cārunetra (noun, masculine)[locative single]cārunetra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cārunetrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- abhihitām -
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abhihitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vadatī -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sakhībhiḥ -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “mātarna vidya iti sasmitamullasantīm utphullagaṇḍaphalakāṃ nitarāṃ smarāmi”
- Cannot analyse mātarna*vi
- vidya -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sasmitam -
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sasmita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sasmita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sasmitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ullasantī -
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ullasat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- utphulla -
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utphulla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utphulla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇḍaphalakā -
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gaṇḍaphalaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nitarām -
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nitarām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitarā (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 922 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.