Sanskrit quote nr. 947 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तानि स्मितमुखीं पुरुषायितेषु लम्बालकाकुलकपोललतां स्मरामि ।
आन्दोलनश्रमजलाकुलविह्वलाङ्गीं श्वासोत्तरं च निभृतं च मुहुर्वदन्तीम् ॥

adyāpi tāni smitamukhīṃ puruṣāyiteṣu lambālakākulakapolalatāṃ smarāmi |
āndolanaśramajalākulavihvalāṅgīṃ śvāsottaraṃ ca nibhṛtaṃ ca muhurvadantīm ||

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 (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Purushayita (purusayita, puruṣāyita, पुरुषायित): defined in 1 categories.
Lambalaka (lambālaka, लम्बालक, lambālakā, लम्बालका): defined in 2 categories.
Akulaka (अकुलक): defined in 3 categories.
Pola (पोल): defined in 6 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Andolana (āndolana, आन्दोलन): defined in 4 categories.
Shramajala (sramajala, śramajala, श्रमजल): defined in 2 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Vihvala (विह्वल, vihvalā, विह्वला): defined in 6 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास, śvāsā, श्वासा): defined in 17 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nibhritam (nibhrtam, nibhṛtam, निभृतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nibhrita (nibhrta, nibhṛta, निभृत): defined in 5 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), 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 tāni smitamukhīṃ puruṣāyiteṣu lambālakākulakapolalatāṃ smarāmi”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tāni -
ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
smitam -
smita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

smitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]

√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hī -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
puruṣāyiteṣu -
puruṣāyita (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

puruṣāyita (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
lambālakā -
lambālaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lambālaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lambālakā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akulaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pola -
pola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pul (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
latām -
latā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
smarāmi -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
Line 2: “āndolanaśramajalākulavihvalāṅgīṃ śvāsottaraṃ ca nibhṛtaṃ ca muhurvadantīm”
āndolana -
āndolana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śramajalā -
śramajala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akula -
akula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vihvalā -
vihvala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vihvala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vihvalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āṅgīm -
āṅgī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śvāso -
śvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttaram -
uttaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nibhṛtam -
nibhṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nibhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nibhṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
muhur -
muhur (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

muhur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vadantīm -
√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]

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 947 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