Sanskrit quote nr. 989 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्याप्यहं सरसमञ्जुलभृङ्गनादम् ईषत्स्मरोल्लसितरागसुपाण्डुगण्डम् ।
पश्यामि पूर्णशरदिन्दुसमानकान्ति तस्या मुखं विकचपङ्कजपात्रनेत्रम् ॥

adyāpyahaṃ sarasamañjulabhṛṅganādam īṣatsmarollasitarāgasupāṇḍugaṇḍam |
paśyāmi pūrṇaśaradindusamānakānti tasyā mukhaṃ vikacapaṅkajapātranetram ||

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.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Manjula (mañjula, मञ्जुल): defined in 6 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Smara (स्मर, smarā, स्मरा): defined in 6 categories.
Ullasita (उल्लसित): defined in 6 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Pandu (pāṇḍu, पाण्डु): defined in 15 categories.
Ganda (gaṇḍa, गण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Sharad (sarad, śarad, शरद्): defined in 4 categories.
Samana (samāna, समान): defined in 18 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Vikaca (विकच): defined in 9 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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 sarasamañjulabhṛṅganādam īṣatsmarollasitarāgasupāṇḍugaṇḍam”
adyāpya -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
sarasa -
sarasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarasa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mañjula (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nādam -
nāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
īṣat -
īṣat (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

īṣat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

īṣat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
smaro -
smara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

smara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

smarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ullasita -
ullasita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ullasita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāṇḍu -
pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)

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

pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
gaṇḍam -
gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “paśyāmi pūrṇaśaradindusamānakānti tasyā mukhaṃ vikacapaṅkajapātranetram”
paśyā -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pūrṇa -
pūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
śarad -
śarad (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
indu -
indu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
samāna -
samāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kānti -
kānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kāntī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vikaca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

paṅkaja (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
netram -
netra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

netra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 989 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