Sanskrit quote nr. 873 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तत्कनकगौरकृताङ्गरागं प्रस्वेदबिन्दुविततं वद्नं प्रियायाः ।
अन्ते स्मरामि रतिखेदविलोलनेत्रं राहूपरागपरिमुक्तमिवेन्दुबिम्बम् ॥adyāpi tatkanakagaurakṛtāṅgarāgaṃ prasvedabinduvitataṃ vadnaṃ priyāyāḥ |
ante smarāmi ratikhedavilolanetraṃ rāhūparāgaparimuktamivendubimbam ||
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 5 categories.
Kanakagaura (कनकगौर): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Angaraga (aṅgarāga, अङ्गराग): defined in 8 categories.
Vitatam (विततम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vitata (वितत): defined in 13 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Ratikheda (रतिखेद): defined in 1 categories.
Vilolana (विलोलन): defined in 2 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Uparaga (uparāga, उपराग): defined in 4 categories.
Parimukta (परिमुक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Indubimba (इन्दुबिम्ब): defined in 2 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), Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of 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 tatkanakagaurakṛtāṅgarāgaṃ prasvedabinduvitataṃ vadnaṃ priyāyāḥ”
- 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]
- kanakagaura -
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kanakagaura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- aṅgarāgam -
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aṅgarāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prasvedabindu -
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prasvedabindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vitatam -
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vitatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vitata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vitatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse vadnam*pr
- priyāyāḥ -
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priyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ante smarāmi ratikhedavilolanetraṃ rāhūparāgaparimuktamivendubimbam”
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- ratikheda -
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ratikheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilolane -
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vilolana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tram -
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tra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rāhū -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uparāga -
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uparāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parimuktam -
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parimukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parimukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parimuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- indubimbam -
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indubimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 873 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.