Sanskrit quote nr. 923 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां मसृणचन्दनपङ्कमिश्र- कस्तूरिकापरिमलोत्थविसर्पिगन्दाम् ।
अन्योन्यचञ्चुपुटचुम्बनलग्नपक्ष्म - युग्माभिरामनयनां शयने स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ masṛṇacandanapaṅkamiśra- kastūrikāparimalotthavisarpigandām |
anyonyacañcupuṭacumbanalagnapakṣma - yugmābhirāmanayanāṃ śayane 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.
Masrina (masrna, masṛṇa, मसृण): defined in 6 categories.
Candanapanka (candanapaṅka, चन्दनपङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Mishra (misra, miśra, मिश्र): defined in 17 categories.
Kasturika (kastūrikā, कस्तूरिका): defined in 3 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Visarpin (विसर्पिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Cancuputa (cañcupuṭa, चञ्चुपुट): defined in 2 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Lagna (लग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Pakshma (paksma, pakṣma, पक्ष्म): defined in 5 categories.
Pakshman (paksman, pakṣman, पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yugma (yugmā, युग्मा): defined in 10 categories.
Amana (āmana, आमन): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), 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 masṛṇacandanapaṅkamiśra- kastūrikāparimalotthavisarpigandām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- masṛṇa -
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masṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]masṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candanapaṅka -
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candanapaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- miśra -
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miśra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]miśra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kastūrikā -
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kastūrikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parimalo -
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parimala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttha -
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uttha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- visarpi -
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visarpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]visarpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]visarpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gan -
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gat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
- dām -
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dā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dā (noun, masculine)[accusative single], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “anyonyacañcupuṭacumbanalagnapakṣma - yugmābhirāmanayanāṃ śayane smarāmi”
- anyonya -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcupuṭa -
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cañcupuṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cumbana -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lagna -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- pakṣma -
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pakṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yugmābhir -
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yugmā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- āmana -
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āmana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śayane -
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śayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]śayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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 923 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.