Sanskrit quote nr. 953 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तामनुनयत्यपि चाटुपूर्वं कोपात् प्राकृतमुखीं मयि सापराधे ।
आलिङ्गति प्रसभमुत्पुलकाङ्गयष्टिं मामेते दुःसहमिवोक्तवतीं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāmanunayatyapi cāṭupūrvaṃ kopāt prākṛtamukhīṃ mayi sāparādhe |
āliṅgati prasabhamutpulakāṅgayaṣṭiṃ māmete duḥsahamivoktavatīṃ 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.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Catu (cāṭu, चाटु): defined in 8 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Prakrita (prakrta, prākṛta, प्राकृत): defined in 12 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Saparadha (sāparādha, सापराध, sāparādhā, सापराधा): defined in 2 categories.
Prasabham (प्रसभम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasabha (प्रसभ): defined in 3 categories.
Utpulaka (उत्पुलक, utpulakā, उत्पुलका): defined in 2 categories.
Angayashti (angayasti, aṅgayaṣṭi, अङ्गयष्टि): defined in 3 categories.
Mama (māma, माम): defined in 9 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism
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 tāmanunayatyapi cāṭupūrvaṃ kopāt prākṛtamukhīṃ mayi sāparādhe”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāma -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nayatya -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cāṭu -
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cāṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāṭu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kopāt -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prākṛtam -
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prākṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prākṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prākṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hī -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- sāparādhe -
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sāparādha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sāparādha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sāparādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “āliṅgati prasabhamutpulakāṅgayaṣṭiṃ māmete duḥsahamivoktavatīṃ smarāmi”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- liṅgati -
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√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prasabham -
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prasabham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- utpulakā -
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utpulaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utpulaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]utpulakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgayaṣṭim -
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aṅgayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- māme -
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māma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- ite -
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ita (noun, masculine)[locative single]ita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- duḥsaham -
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duḥsaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥsaha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥsahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uktavatīm -
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√vac -> uktavatī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- 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 953 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.