Sanskrit quote nr. 955 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तामभिविशालनितम्बबिम्बां गम्भीरनाभिकुहरां तनुमध्यभागाम् ।
अम्लानकोमलमृणालसमानबाहुं लीलालसाञ्चितगतिं मनसा स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāmabhiviśālanitambabimbāṃ gambhīranābhikuharāṃ tanumadhyabhāgām |
amlānakomalamṛṇālasamānabāhuṃ līlālasāñcitagatiṃ manasā 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.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Nitambabimba (nitambabimbā, नितम्बबिम्बा): defined in 1 categories.
Gambhira (gambhīra, गम्भीर): defined in 16 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Tanumadhya (तनुमध्य): defined in 5 categories.
Bhaga (bhāgā, भागा): defined in 19 categories.
Amlana (amlāna, अम्लान): defined in 5 categories.
Komala (कोमल): defined in 13 categories.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण, ṛṇā, ऋणा): defined in 7 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Ancita (añcita, अञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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 tāmabhiviśālanitambabimbāṃ gambhīranābhikuharāṃ tanumadhyabhāgām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāma -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhi -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- viśāla -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nitambabimbām -
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nitambabimbā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gambhīra -
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gambhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gambhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nābhi -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kuharā -
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kuhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tanumadhya -
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tanumadhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tanumadhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāgām -
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bhāgā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “amlānakomalamṛṇālasamānabāhuṃ līlālasāñcitagatiṃ manasā smarāmi”
- amlāna -
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amlāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amlāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- komalam -
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komala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]komala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]komalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛṇā -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alasam -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]alas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- āna -
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āna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√an (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- bāhum -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alasā -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]alasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- añcita -
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añcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √añc]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- 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 955 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.