Sanskrit quote nr. 877 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तत्तरलतारकिताक्षमास्यम् आलिप्रचन्दनरसाहितशोभमस्याः ।
कस्तूरिकातिलकतारकिताभिराम- गण्डस्थलद्युति मुहुर्मनसा स्मरामि ॥

adyāpi tattaralatārakitākṣamāsyam ālipracandanarasāhitaśobhamasyāḥ |
kastūrikātilakatārakitābhirāma- gaṇḍasthaladyuti muhurmanasā smarāmi ||

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.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Taralata (taralatā, तरलता): defined in 2 categories.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम, akṣamā, अक्षमा): defined in 10 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Candanarasa (चन्दनरस): defined in 1 categories.
Ahita (अहित): defined in 8 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ): defined in 11 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kasturika (kastūrikā, कस्तूरिका): defined in 3 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Tarakita (tārakitā, तारकिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Gandasthala (gaṇḍasthala, गण्डस्थल): defined in 4 categories.
Dyut (द्युत्): defined in 2 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 14 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.

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

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 tattaralatārakitākṣamāsyam ālipracandanarasāhitaśobhamasyāḥ
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • taralatā -
  • taralatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakitā -
  • rak -> rakita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rak class 10 verb]
    rak -> rakita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rak class 10 verb]
    rak -> rakitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rak class 10 verb]
  • akṣamā -
  • akṣama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyam -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • āli -
  • āli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ālī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candanarasā -
  • candanarasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahita -
  • ahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobham -
  • śobha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śobha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śobhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asyāḥ -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kastūrikātilakatārakitābhirāma- gaṇḍasthaladyuti muhurmanasā smarāmi
  • kastūrikā -
  • kastūrikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tilaka -
  • tilaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tārakitābhir -
  • tārakitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āma -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇḍasthala -
  • gaṇḍasthala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyuti -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dyut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dyut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smarāmi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first 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 877 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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