Sanskrit quote nr. 1248 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनया तव रूपसीमया कृतसंस्कारविबोधनस्य मे ।
चिरमप्यवलोकिताद्य सा स्मृतिमारूढवती शुचिस्मिता ॥anayā tava rūpasīmayā kṛtasaṃskāravibodhanasya me |
ciramapyavalokitādya sā smṛtimārūḍhavatī śucismitā ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Sima (sīmā, सीमा): defined in 13 categories.
Kritasamskara (krtasamskara, kṛtasaṃskāra, कृतसंस्कार): defined in 2 categories.
Vibodhana (विबोधन): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avalokita (अवलोकित): defined in 7 categories.
Smriti (smrti, smṛti, स्मृति): defined in 20 categories.
Arudhavat (ārūḍhavat, आरूढवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shucismita (sucismita, śucismitā, शुचिस्मिता): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “anayā tava rūpasīmayā kṛtasaṃskāravibodhanasya me”
- anayā -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- rūpa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmayā -
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sīmā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtasaṃskāra -
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kṛtasaṃskāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtasaṃskāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibodhanasya -
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vibodhana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vibodhana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ciramapyavalokitādya sā smṛtimārūḍhavatī śucismitā”
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avalokitād -
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avalokita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]avalokita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ya -
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- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- smṛtim -
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smṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ārūḍhavatī -
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ārūḍhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śucismitā -
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śucismitā (noun, feminine)[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 1248 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.