Sanskrit quote nr. 875 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तत्कमलरेणुसुगन्धगन्धि तत्प्रेमवारि मकरध्वजपातकारि ।
प्राप्नोम्यहं यदि पुनः सुरतैकतीर्थं प्राणांस्त्यजामि नियतं तदवाप्तिहेतोः ॥

adyāpi tatkamalareṇusugandhagandhi tatpremavāri makaradhvajapātakāri |
prāpnomyahaṃ yadi punaḥ surataikatīrthaṃ prāṇāṃstyajāmi niyataṃ tadavāptihetoḥ ||

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.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Sugandha (सुगन्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Gandhi (गन्धि): defined in 8 categories.
Gandhin (गन्धिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Makaradhvaja (मकरध्वज): defined in 6 categories.
Pataka (pātaka, पातक, pātakā, पातका): defined in 15 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Surata (सुरत, suratā, सुरता): defined in 8 categories.
Surat (सुरत्): defined in 3 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Tirtha (tīrtha, तीर्थ): defined in 15 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Niyata (नियत): defined in 12 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 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), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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 tatkamalareṇusugandhagandhi tatpremavāri makaradhvajapātakāri”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kamala -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sugandha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

gandhi (noun, neuter)

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

gandhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

gandhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

gandhin (noun, neuter)

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

√gam (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prema -
preman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

preman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vāri -
vāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāri (noun, neuter)

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

vārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vār (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
makaradhvaja -
makaradhvaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pātakā -
pātaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pātaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pātakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ari -
ari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ari (noun, neuter)

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

ari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arin (noun, neuter)

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

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “prāpnomyahaṃ yadi punaḥ surataikatīrthaṃ prāṇāṃstyajāmi niyataṃ tadavāptihetoḥ”
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnomya -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
suratai -
surata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

surata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

suratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sur -> surat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]

√sur -> surat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
aika -
aika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tīrtham -
tīrtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prāṇāṃs -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tyajāmi -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
niyatam -
niyata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niyata (noun, neuter)

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

niyatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
avāpti -
avāpti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
hetoḥ -
hetu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive 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 875 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