Sanskrit quote nr. 965 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तिष्ठति दृशोरिदमुत्तरीयं धर्तुं पुनः स्तनतटे गलितं प्रवृत्ता ।
वाचं निशम्य नयनं नयनं ममेति किंचित्तदा यद्करोत् स्मितमायताक्षी ॥adyāpi tiṣṭhati dṛśoridamuttarīyaṃ dhartuṃ punaḥ stanataṭe galitaṃ pravṛttā |
vācaṃ niśamya nayanaṃ nayanaṃ mameti kiṃcittadā yadkarot smitamāyatākṣī ||
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.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttariya (uttarīya, उत्तरीय): defined in 13 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Stanatata (stanataṭa, स्तनतट): defined in 1 categories.
Galita (गलित): defined in 8 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛttā, प्रवृत्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Nisham (nisam, niśam, निशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Ayatakshi (ayataksi, āyatākṣī, आयताक्षी): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Pali, Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, 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 tiṣṭhati dṛśoridamuttarīyaṃ dhartuṃ punaḥ stanataṭe galitaṃ pravṛttā”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- dṛśor -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uttarīyam -
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uttarīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhartum -
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√dhṛ -> dhartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhṛ]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- stanataṭe -
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stanataṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- galitam -
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galita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]galita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]galitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pravṛttā -
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pravṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vācaṃ niśamya nayanaṃ nayanaṃ mameti kiṃcittadā yadkarot smitamāyatākṣī”
- vācam -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vāca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- niśam -
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niśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]niśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ya -
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- nayanam -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nayanam -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mame -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse yadkarot*sm
- smitam -
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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]
- āyatākṣī -
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āyatākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative 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 965 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.