Sanskrit quote nr. 986 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्याप्यहं चलितचारुनिमीलिताक्षम् आस्यं स्मरामि सततं सुरतावसाने ।
तत्कालनिश्वसितनिःसृतकान्तिकान्तं स्वेदोदबिन्दुपरिदन्तुरितं प्रियायाः ॥adyāpyahaṃ calitacārunimīlitākṣam āsyaṃ smarāmi satataṃ suratāvasāne |
tatkālaniśvasitaniḥsṛtakāntikāntaṃ svedodabinduparidanturitaṃ priyāyāḥ ||
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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Calita (चलित): defined in 7 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Nimilitaksha (nimilitaksa, nimīlitākṣa, निमीलिताक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Surati (सुरति): defined in 7 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Tatkala (tatkāla, तत्काल): defined in 6 categories.
Nishvasita (nisvasita, niśvasita, निश्वसित): defined in 2 categories.
Nihsrita (nihsrta, niḥsṛta, निःसृत): defined in 6 categories.
Kantika (kāntika, कान्तिक): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Svedoda (स्वेदोद): defined in 1 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Danturita (दन्तुरित): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “adyāpyahaṃ calitacārunimīlitākṣam āsyaṃ smarāmi satataṃ suratāvasāne”
- adyāpya -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- calita -
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calita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]calita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nimīlitākṣam -
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nimīlitākṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nimīlitākṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suratāva -
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surata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]surati (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- asā -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “tatkālaniśvasitaniḥsṛtakāntikāntaṃ svedodabinduparidanturitaṃ priyāyāḥ”
- tatkāla -
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tatkāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatkāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niśvasita -
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niśvasita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥsṛta -
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niḥsṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niḥsṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntikān -
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kāntika (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- svedoda -
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svedoda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bindu -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- danturitam -
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danturita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]danturita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]danturitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyāyāḥ -
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priyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 986 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.