Sanskrit quote nr. 981 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि सुन्दरि तवाननचन्द्रबिम्बं बन्दीकृताम्बुजयुगं परिचुम्ब्य चेतः ।
त्वत्संगमोद्भवसुखं तनुते तथापि वैरं करोति करुणाविकलो विवेकः ॥

adyāpi sundari tavānanacandrabimbaṃ bandīkṛtāmbujayugaṃ paricumbya cetaḥ |
tvatsaṃgamodbhavasukhaṃ tanute tathāpi vairaṃ karoti karuṇāvikalo vivekaḥ ||

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.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Tavas (तवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Candrabimba (चन्द्रबिम्ब): defined in 6 categories.
Bandikrita (bandikrta, bandīkṛta, बन्दीकृत, bandīkṛtā, बन्दीकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Udbhava (उद्भव): defined in 13 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Tanuta (tanutā, तनुता): defined in 3 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Karuna (karuṇa, करुण, karuṇā, करुणा): defined in 19 categories.
Avikala (अविकल): defined in 5 categories.
Viveka (विवेक): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vedanta (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 sundari tavānanacandrabimbaṃ bandīkṛtāmbujayugaṃ paricumbya cetaḥ”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sundari -
sundarī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tavān -
tavas (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
candrabimbam -
candrabimba (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bandīkṛtā -
bandīkṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bandīkṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bandīkṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ambuja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yugam -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cumbya -
√cumb -> cumbya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cumb]

√cumb -> cumbya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cumb]
cetaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tvatsaṃgamodbhavasukhaṃ tanute tathāpi vairaṃ karoti karuṇāvikalo vivekaḥ”
tvatsaṅgamo -
tvatsaṅgama (noun, masculine)

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

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

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tanute -
tanutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√tan (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vairam -
vaira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaira (noun, neuter)

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

vairā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karoti -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
karuṇā -
karuṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

karuṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

karuṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avikalo* -
avikala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vivekaḥ -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

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 981 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