Sanskrit quote nr. 941 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां सुरतलब्धयशःपताकां लम्बालकां विरहपाण्डुरगण्डभित्तिम् ।
स्वप्नेऽपि लोलनयनां क्षणदृष्टनष्टां विद्यां प्रमादगुणितामिव संस्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ suratalabdhayaśaḥpatākāṃ lambālakāṃ virahapāṇḍuragaṇḍabhittim |
svapne'pi lolanayanāṃ kṣaṇadṛṣṭanaṣṭāṃ vidyāṃ pramādaguṇitāmiva saṃsmarāmi ||
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.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Pataka (patākā, पताका): defined in 15 categories.
Lambalaka (lambālakā, लम्बालका): defined in 2 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Pandura (pāṇḍura, पाण्डुर): defined in 11 categories.
Gandabhitti (gaṇḍabhitti, गण्डभित्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न, svapnā, स्वप्ना): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Lolanayana (lolanayanā, लोलनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Kshanadrishtanashta (ksanadrstanasta, kṣaṇadṛṣṭanaṣṭā, क्षणदृष्टनष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Pramada (pramāda, प्रमाद): defined in 16 categories.
Gunita (guṇitā, गुणिता): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): 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, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain 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 suratalabdhayaśaḥpatākāṃ lambālakāṃ virahapāṇḍuragaṇḍabhittim”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- surata -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- labdha -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- patākām -
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patākā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- lambālakām -
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lambālakā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viraha -
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viraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍura -
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pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇḍabhittim -
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gaṇḍabhitti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “svapne'pi lolanayanāṃ kṣaṇadṛṣṭanaṣṭāṃ vidyāṃ pramādaguṇitāmiva saṃsmarāmi”
- svapne' -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[locative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- lolanayanām -
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lolanayanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣaṇadṛṣṭanaṣṭām -
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kṣaṇadṛṣṭanaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vidyām -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- pramāda -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇitām -
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guṇitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- 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 941 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.