Sanskrit quote nr. 17 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकरवमधिमौलि पादपद्माव् अपनय मानिनि मानितामकाण्डे ।
यदि पररमणीं गतस्तदाथ स्तनयुगलिङ्गयुगं स्पृशामि तन्वि ॥

akaravamadhimauli pādapadmāv apanaya mānini mānitāmakāṇḍe |
yadi pararamaṇīṃ gatastadātha stanayugaliṅgayugaṃ spṛśāmi tanvi ||

⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⏑⎼⎼¦¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦
⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⎼¦¦⏑⏑⏑¦⏑⏑⏑¦⎼⏑⎼¦⏑⎼⎼¦¦

Meter name: Puṣpitāgrā; Type: Akṣaracchanda (ardhasama); First and third pādas: 12 syllables; Second and fourth pādas: 13 syllables

Primary English translation:

“O angry lady, I have placed on my head your charming (lotus like) feet; abandon this jealous anger which is unmerited. If I had gone to another woman, then i would bear the mark of her pair of breasts. (I did not: I swear touching the tips of your of breasts resembling Śivaliṅga).”
(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)

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.

Mauli (maulī, मौली): defined in 15 categories.
Apanaya (अपनय): defined in 3 categories.
Manin (mānin, मानिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Manini (māninī, मानिनी): defined in 8 categories.
Manita (mānitā, मानिता): defined in 8 categories.
Akande (akāṇḍe, अकाण्डे): defined in 1 categories.
Akanda (akāṇḍa, अकाण्ड, akāṇḍā, अकाण्डा): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Ramani (ramaṇī, रमणी): defined in 10 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Linga (liṅga, लिङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 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: “akaravamadhimauli pādapadmāv apanaya mānini mānitāmakāṇḍe”
akaravam -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active first single]
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

maulī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

maulin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

maulin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse pādapadmāv*ap
apanaya -
apanaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
mānini -
māninī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mānin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mānin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mānitām -
mānitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mān -> mānitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √mān class 10 verb]

√man -> mānitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √man]
akāṇḍe -
akāṇḍe (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

akāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

akāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

akāṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “yadi pararamaṇīṃ gatastadātha stanayugaliṅgayugaṃ spṛśāmi tanvi”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
para -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ramaṇīm -
ramaṇī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatas -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
stana -
stana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√stan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yuga -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
liṅga -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√liṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
yugam -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
spṛśāmi -
√spṛś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
tanvi -
tanvī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tanvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

tanū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

Sources

This quote is contained within the following Sanskrit literary sources:

Sūktimuktāvalī 199.9: A Sanskrit anthology containing general information on poets and poetry and several ethical verses on subjects such as happiness, charity, fate, wickedness etc. There are two versions of the Sūktimuktāvalī, a small and a large one. The book was compiled by Bhagadatta Jalhaṇa in 1257 A.D..
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Authorship

Bhagadatta Jalhaṇa (13th century) is the compiler of the Sūktimuktāvalī, into which he included this quote. He was also known as Jahlaṇa.

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 17 and can be found on page 4. (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: 17 April, 2017