Sanskrit quote nr. 883 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तद्विकसिताम्बुजमध्यगौरं गोरोचनातिलकभासुरफालरेखम् ।
ईषन्मदालसविघूर्णितदृष्टिपातं तस्या मुखं प्रति मनो मम गच्छतीदम् ॥adyāpi tadvikasitāmbujamadhyagauraṃ gorocanātilakabhāsuraphālarekham |
īṣanmadālasavighūrṇitadṛṣṭipātaṃ tasyā mukhaṃ prati mano mama gacchatīdam ||
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.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vikasita (विकसित, vikasitā, विकसिता): defined in 8 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Ago (अगो): defined in 4 categories.
Gorocana (gorocanā, गोरोचना): defined in 5 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Bhasura (bhāsura, भासुर): defined in 8 categories.
Phala (phāla, फाल): defined in 25 categories.
Rekha (रेख): defined in 15 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Madalasa (madālasa, मदालस): defined in 6 categories.
Vighurnita (vighūrṇita, विघूर्णित): defined in 1 categories.
Drishtipata (drstipata, dṛṣṭipāta, दृष्टिपात): defined in 5 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (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 tadvikasitāmbujamadhyagauraṃ gorocanātilakabhāsuraphālarekham”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vikasitā -
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vikasita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikasita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vikasitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vikas (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ambujam -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ambujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- agaur -
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ago (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gorocanā -
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gorocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tilaka -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāsura -
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bhāsura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāsura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phāla -
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phāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rekham -
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rekha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rekhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “īṣanmadālasavighūrṇitadṛṣṭipātaṃ tasyā mukhaṃ prati mano mama gacchatīdam”
- īṣan -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- madālasa -
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madālasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madālasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vighūrṇita -
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vighūrṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vighūrṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭipātam -
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dṛṣṭipāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- gacchatī -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 883 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.