Sanskrit quote nr. 1055 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरामृतपानेन ममास्यमपराध्यतु ।
मूर्ध्नो किमपराद्धं यः पादौ नाप्नोति चुम्बितुम् ॥adharāmṛtapānena mamāsyamaparādhyatu |
mūrdhno kimaparāddhaṃ yaḥ pādau nāpnoti cumbitum ||
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.
Adharamrita (adharamrta, adharāmṛta, अधरामृत): defined in 4 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 19 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Aparaddha (aparāddha, अपराद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Padu (pādu, पादु): defined in 5 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali
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: “adharāmṛtapānena mamāsyamaparādhyatu”
- adharāmṛta -
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adharāmṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pānena -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- asyam -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rādhyatu -
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√rādh (verb class 4)[imperative active third single]
- Line 2: “mūrdhno kimaparāddhaṃ yaḥ pādau nāpnoti cumbitum”
- mūrdhno -
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- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aparāddham -
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aparāddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aparāddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aparāddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pādau -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pādu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- cumbitum -
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√cumb -> cumbitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √cumb]
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 1055 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.