Sanskrit quote nr. 872 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तत्कनककुण्डलघृष्टगण्डम् आस्यं स्मरामि विपरीतरताभियोगे ।
आन्दोलनश्रमजलस्फुटसान्द्रबिन्दु- मुक्ताफलप्रकरविच्छुरितं प्रियायाः ॥adyāpi tatkanakakuṇḍalaghṛṣṭagaṇḍam āsyaṃ smarāmi viparītaratābhiyoge |
āndolanaśramajalasphuṭasāndrabindu- muktāphalaprakaravicchuritaṃ priyāyāḥ ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Kundala (kuṇḍala, कुण्डल): defined in 19 categories.
Ghrishta (ghrsta, ghṛṣṭa, घृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Ganda (gaṇḍa, गण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Viparitarata (viparītarata, विपरीतरत): defined in 1 categories.
Abhiyoga (अभियोग): defined in 8 categories.
Andolana (āndolana, आन्दोलन): defined in 4 categories.
Shramajala (sramajala, śramajala, श्रमजल): defined in 2 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Muktaphala (muktāphala, मुक्ताफल): defined in 6 categories.
Prakara (प्रकर): defined in 16 categories.
Vicchurita (विच्छुरित): defined in 3 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry)
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 tatkanakakuṇḍalaghṛṣṭagaṇḍam āsyaṃ smarāmi viparītaratābhiyoge”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṇḍala -
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kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghṛṣṭa -
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ghṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ghṛṣ -> ghṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ghṛṣ class 1 verb]√ghṛṣ -> ghṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ghṛṣ class 1 verb]
- gaṇḍam -
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gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- viparītaratā -
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viparītarata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhiyoge -
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abhiyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “āndolanaśramajalasphuṭasāndrabindu- muktāphalaprakaravicchuritaṃ priyāyāḥ”
- āndolana -
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āndolana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śramajala -
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śramajala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphuṭa -
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sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphuṭ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- sāndra -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāndra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bindu -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- muktāphala -
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muktāphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]muktāphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakara -
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prakara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicchuritam -
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vicchurita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicchurita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicchuritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyāyāḥ -
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priyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 872 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.