Sanskrit quote nr. 871 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि चाटुशतदुर्ललितोचितार्थं तस्याः स्मरामि सुरतक्लमविह्वलायाः ।
अव्यक्तनिःस्वनितकातरक्थ्यमान- संकीर्णवर्णरुचितं वचनं प्रियायाः ॥

adyāpi cāṭuśatadurlalitocitārthaṃ tasyāḥ smarāmi surataklamavihvalāyāḥ |
avyaktaniḥsvanitakātarakthyamāna- saṃkīrṇavarṇarucitaṃ vacanaṃ priyāyāḥ ||

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.

Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 3 categories.
Catushata (catusata, cāṭuśata, चाटुशत): defined in 1 categories.
Durlalita (दुर्ललित, durlalitā, दुर्ललिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ucita (उचित, ucitā, उचिता): defined in 4 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 22 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Klama (क्लम): defined in 5 categories.
Vihvala (vihvalā, विह्वला): defined in 5 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण): defined in 25 categories.
Rucita (रुचित): defined in 1 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.

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

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 cāṭuśatadurlalitocitārthaṃ tasyāḥ smarāmi surataklamavihvalāyāḥ
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāṭuśata -
  • cāṭuśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durlalito -
  • durlalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durlalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durlalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucitā -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • smarāmi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • surata -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • klama -
  • klama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    klam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vihvalāyāḥ -
  • vihvalā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “avyaktaniḥsvanitakātarakthyamāna- saṃkīrṇavarṇarucitaṃ vacanaṃ priyāyāḥ
  • Cannot analyse avyaktaniḥsvanitakātarakthyamāna*sa
  • saṅkīrṇa -
  • saṅkīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucitam -
  • rucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ruc -> rucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
    ruc -> rucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ruc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • priyāyāḥ -
  • priyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive 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 871 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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