Sanskrit quote nr. 1460 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुदिनमधिकं ते कम्पते कायवल्ली शिव शिव नयनान्तं नाश्रुधारा जहाति ।
कथय कथय कोऽयं यत्कृते कोमलाङ्गि त्यजति न परिणद्धं पाण्डिमानं कपोलः ॥

anudinamadhikaṃ te kampate kāyavallī śiva śiva nayanāntaṃ nāśrudhārā jahāti |
kathaya kathaya ko'yaṃ yatkṛte komalāṅgi tyajati na pariṇaddhaṃ pāṇḍimānaṃ kapolaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anudinam (अनुदिनम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Valli (वल्लि, vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Nayananta (nayanānta, नयनान्त): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ashrudhara (asrudhara, aśrudhārā, अश्रुधारा): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yatkrite (yatkrte, yatkṛte, यत्कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Parinaddha (pariṇaddha, परिणद्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Pat (pāt, पात्): defined in 3 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Dima (ḍima, डिम): defined in 3 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture)

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: “anudinamadhikaṃ te kampate kāyavallī śiva śiva nayanāntaṃ nāśrudhārā jahāti
  • anudinam -
  • anudinam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kampate -
  • kamp (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • kāya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vallī -
  • vallī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    valli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayanāntam -
  • nayanānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrudhārā* -
  • aśrudhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jahāti -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “kathaya kathaya ko'yaṃ yatkṛte komalāṅgi tyajati na pariṇaddhaṃ pāṇḍimānaṃ kapolaḥ
  • kathaya -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kathaya -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatkṛte -
  • yatkṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • komalāṅgi -
  • komalāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tyajati -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariṇaddham -
  • pariṇaddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pariṇaddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pariṇaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāṇ -
  • pāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    pa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍimān -
  • ḍima (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kapolaḥ -
  • kapola (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1460 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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