Sanskrit quote nr. 882 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तद्वदनपङ्कजगन्धलुब्ध- भ्राम्यद्द्विरेफचयचुम्बितगण्डयुग्मम् ।
लीलावधूतकरपल्लवकङ्कनानां क्वाणो विमूर्च्छति मनः स्तुतरां मदीयम् ॥

adyāpi tadvadanapaṅkajagandhalubdha- bhrāmyaddvirephacayacumbitagaṇḍayugmam |
līlāvadhūtakarapallavakaṅkanānāṃ kvāṇo vimūrcchati manaḥ stutarāṃ madīyam ||

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.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Gandhalubdha (गन्धलुब्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Bhramin (bhrāmin, भ्रामिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvirephacaya (द्विरेफचय): defined in 1 categories.
Cumbita (चुम्बित): defined in 6 categories.
Ganda (gaṇḍa, गण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Lilavadhuta (līlāvadhūta, लीलावधूत): defined in 1 categories.
Karapallava (करपल्लव): defined in 3 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Stuta (स्तुत): defined in 5 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Madiya (madīya, मदीय): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva 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 tadvadanapaṅkajagandhalubdha- bhrāmyaddvirephacayacumbitagaṇḍayugmam
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tadvad -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṅkaja -
  • paṅkaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṅkaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhalubdha -
  • gandhalubdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandhalubdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhrāmya -
  • bhrāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhrāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhram]
    bhram (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dvirephacaya -
  • dvirephacaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cumbita -
  • cumbita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cumbita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇḍa -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yugmam -
  • yugma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yugma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yugmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yugman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yugman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “līlāvadhūtakarapallavakaṅkanānāṃ kvāṇo vimūrcchati manaḥ stutarāṃ madīyam
  • līlāvadhūta -
  • līlāvadhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līlāvadhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karapallava -
  • karapallava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṅkan -
  • kaṅk -> kaṅkat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṅk class 1 verb]
  • ānām -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kvā -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • āṇo* -
  • Cannot analyse vimūrcchati*ma
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • stuta -
  • stuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stu -> stuta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √stu class 2 verb]
    stu -> stuta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √stu class 2 verb]
    stu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • rām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • madīyam -
  • madīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 882 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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