Sanskrit quote nr. 879 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तत्सपरिवेषशशिप्रकाशम् आस्यं स्मरामि जड्गात्रविवर्तनेषु ।
तद्वेलदुज्ज्वलकराङ्गुलिजालगुम्फ- दोः कन्दलीयुगलकं दयितं प्रियायाः ॥adyāpi tatsapariveṣaśaśiprakāśam āsyaṃ smarāmi jaḍgātravivartaneṣu |
tadveladujjvalakarāṅgulijālagumpha- doḥ kandalīyugalakaṃ dayitaṃ priyāyāḥ ||
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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.
Vesha (vesa, veṣa, वेष): defined in 13 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Prakasha (prakasa, prakāśa, प्रकाश): defined in 13 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Tadva (tadvā, तद्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Tadvan (तद्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल): defined in 15 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Gumpha (गुम्फ): defined in 7 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Kandali (kandalī, कन्दली): defined in 5 categories.
Kandalin (कन्दलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yugalaka (युगलक): defined in 2 categories.
Dayita (दयित): defined in 6 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of 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 tatsapariveṣaśaśiprakāśam āsyaṃ smarāmi jaḍgātravivartaneṣu”
- 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]
- sapa -
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sapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- veṣa -
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veṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]veṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaṣ (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√viṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śaśi -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- prakāśam -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakāśā (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]
- Cannot analyse jaḍgātravivartaneṣu
- Line 2: “tadveladujjvalakarāṅgulijālagumpha- doḥ kandalīyugalakaṃ dayitaṃ priyāyāḥ”
- tadve -
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tadvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ilad -
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√il -> ilat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
- ujjvala -
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ujjvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ujjvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karāṅguli -
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karāṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jāla -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gumpha -
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gumpha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gumph (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- doḥ -
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dos (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kandalī -
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kandalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kandalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yugalakam -
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yugalaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dayitam -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dayitā (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 879 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.