Sanskrit quote nr. 870 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि कोपविमुखीकृतगन्तुकामा नोक्तं वचः प्रतिददाति यदैव वक्त्रम् ।
चुम्बामि रोदति भृशं पतितोऽस्मि पादे दासस्तव प्रियतमे भज मां स्मरामि ॥

adyāpi kopavimukhīkṛtagantukāmā noktaṃ vacaḥ pratidadāti yadaiva vaktram |
cumbāmi rodati bhṛśaṃ patito'smi pāde dāsastava priyatame bhaja māṃ smarāmi ||

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.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Vimukhikrita (vimukhikrta, vimukhīkṛta, विमुखीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Gantukama (gantukāma, गन्तुकाम, gantukāmā, गन्तुकामा): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Odati (odatī, ओदती): defined in 2 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास): defined in 19 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम, priyatamā, प्रियतमा): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.

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

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: “adyāpi kopavimukhīkṛtagantukāmā noktaṃ vacaḥ pratidadāti yadaiva vaktram”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kopa -
kopa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vimukhīkṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gantukāmā* -
gantukāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gantukāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
no -
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]
uktam -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

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

uktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dadāti -
dadāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
yadai -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vaktram -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “cumbāmi rodati bhṛśaṃ patito'smi pāde dāsastava priyatame bhaja māṃ smarāmi”
cumbāmi -
√cumb (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
ro -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
odati -
odatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
patito' -
patita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
pāde -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dāsas -
dāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
priyatame -
priyatama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

priyatama (noun, neuter)

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

priyatamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhaja -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
smarāmi -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first 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 870 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: 23 April, 2019