Sanskrit quote nr. 937 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां सुरतघूर्णनिमीलिताक्षीं स्रस्ताङ्गयष्टगलितांशुककेशपाशाम् ।
शृङ्गारवारिरुहकाननराहहंसीं जन्मान्तरेऽपि निधनेऽप्यनुचिन्तयामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ surataghūrṇanimīlitākṣīṃ srastāṅgayaṣṭagalitāṃśukakeśapāśām |
śṛṅgāravāriruhakānanarāhahaṃsīṃ janmāntare'pi nidhane'pyanucintayāmi ||

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, ṭa, ट): defined in 11 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Ghurna (ghūrṇa, घूर्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Srastanga (srastāṅga, स्रस्ताङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Galita (galitā, गलिता): defined in 8 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Keshapasha (kesapasa, keśapāśa, केशपाश): defined in 3 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Variruha (vāriruha, वारिरुह): defined in 3 categories.
Kanana (kānana, कानन): defined in 10 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Hamsi (haṃsī, हंसी): defined in 12 categories.
Janmantara (janmāntara, जन्मान्तर): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nidhana (निधन, nidhanā, निधना): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jain philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture)

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 surataghūrṇanimīlitākṣīṃ srastāṅgayaṣṭagalitāṃśukakeśapāśām”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
surata -
surata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

surata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
ghūrṇa -
ghūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nimīlitākṣīm -
nimīlitākṣī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
srastāṅga -
srastāṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

srastāṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yaṣ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṭa -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
galitāṃ -
galitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śuka -
śuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
keśapāśā -
keśapāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “śṛṅgāravāriruhakānanarāhahaṃsīṃ janmāntare'pi nidhane'pyanucintayāmi”
śṛṅgāra -
śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāriruha -
vāriruha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kānana -
kānana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rā -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aha -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
haṃsīm -
haṃsī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
janmāntare' -
janmāntara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nidhane' -
nidhana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nidhana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nidhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
apyanu -
apyanu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cintayāmi -
√cint (verb class 10)

[present active first single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 937 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019