Sanskrit quote nr. 931 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां विहसीतां काचभारनम्रां मुक्ताकलापधवलीकृतकण्ठदेशाम् ।
तत्केलिमन्दरगिरौ कुसुमायुधस्य कान्तां स्मरामि रुचिरोज्ज्वलपुष्पकेतुम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ vihasītāṃ kācabhāranamrāṃ muktākalāpadhavalīkṛtakaṇṭhadeśām |
tatkelimandaragirau kusumāyudhasya kāntāṃ smarāmi rucirojjvalapuṣpaketum ||
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.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता): defined in 23 categories.
Kaca (kāca, काच): defined in 11 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Namra (namrā, नम्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Muktakalapa (muktākalāpa, मुक्ताकलाप): defined in 1 categories.
Dhavalikrita (dhavalikrta, dhavalīkṛta, धवलीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Desha (desa, deśa, देश): defined in 18 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Keli (केलि): defined in 11 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Agira (अगिर): defined in 1 categories.
Kusumayudha (kusumāyudha, कुसुमायुध): defined in 7 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर, rucirā, रुचिरा): defined in 12 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल): defined in 15 categories.
Pushpaketu (puspaketu, puṣpaketu, पुष्पकेतु): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 vihasītāṃ kācabhāranamrāṃ muktākalāpadhavalīkṛtakaṇṭhadeśām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sītām -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]
- kāca -
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kāca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- namrām -
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namrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- muktākalāpa -
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muktākalāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhavalīkṛta -
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dhavalīkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhavalīkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- deśā -
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deśa (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]
- Line 2: “tatkelimandaragirau kusumāyudhasya kāntāṃ smarāmi rucirojjvalapuṣpaketum”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kelim -
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keli (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agirau -
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agira (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kusumāyudhasya -
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kusumāyudha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kāntām -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- ruciro -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rucira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rucirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ujjvala -
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ujjvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ujjvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpaketum -
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puṣpaketu (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 931 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.