Sanskrit quote nr. 881 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तत्सुरतकेलिविमर्दखेद- संजातघर्मकणविस्फुरितं प्रियायाः ।
आपाण्डुरं तरलतारनिमीलिताक्षं वक्त्रं स्मरामि परिपूर्णनिशाकराभम् ॥adyāpi tatsuratakelivimardakheda- saṃjātagharmakaṇavisphuritaṃ priyāyāḥ |
āpāṇḍuraṃ taralatāranimīlitākṣaṃ vaktraṃ smarāmi paripūrṇaniśākarābham ||
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.
Vimarda (विमर्द): defined in 5 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Sanjata (sañjāta, सञ्जात): defined in 9 categories.
Gharma (घर्म): defined in 7 categories.
Kana (kaṇa, कण): defined in 17 categories.
Visphurita (विस्फुरित): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Apandura (āpāṇḍura, आपाण्डुर): defined in 2 categories.
Taralata (taralatā, तरलता): defined in 2 categories.
Ili (īlī, ईली): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Paripurna (paripūrṇa, परिपूर्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Nishakara (nisakara, niśākara, निशाकर): defined in 6 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture)
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 tatsuratakelivimardakheda- saṃjātagharmakaṇavisphuritaṃ 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]
- suratakeli -
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suratakeli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vimarda -
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vimarda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kheda -
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kheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañjāta -
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sañjāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañjāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gharma -
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gharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇa -
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kaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- visphuritam -
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visphurita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]visphurita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]visphuritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyāyāḥ -
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priyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “āpāṇḍuraṃ taralatāranimīlitākṣaṃ vaktraṃ smarāmi paripūrṇaniśākarābham”
- āpāṇḍuram -
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āpāṇḍura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āpāṇḍura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āpāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- taralatā -
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taralatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āran -
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√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īli -
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īli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]īlī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣam -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- paripūrṇa -
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paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niśākarā -
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niśākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābham -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 881 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.