Sanskrit quote nr. 885 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तन्मदनकार्मुकभङ्गुरभ्रु- दन्तद्युतिप्रकरकर्बुरिताधरोष्ठम् ।
कर्णावसक्तपुलकोज्ज्वलदन्तपत्रं तस्याः पुनः पुनरपीह मुखं स्मरामि ॥

adyāpi tanmadanakārmukabhaṅgurabhru- dantadyutiprakarakarburitādharoṣṭham |
karṇāvasaktapulakojjvaladantapatraṃ tasyāḥ punaḥ punarapīha mukhaṃ smarāmi ||

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.
Tanman (तन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Karmuka (kārmuka, कार्मुक): defined in 9 categories.
Bhangura (bhaṅgura, भङ्गुर): defined in 6 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 13 categories.
Dantadyut (दन्तद्युत्): defined in 1 categories.
Prakara (प्रकर): defined in 16 categories.
Karburi (karburī, कर्बुरी): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Adharoshtha (adharostha, adharoṣṭha, अधरोष्ठ): defined in 5 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Pulaka (पुलक): defined in 10 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल): defined in 15 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.

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

[indeclinable]
tanma -
tanman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
da -
da (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kārmuka -
kārmuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kārmuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaṅgura -
bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhru -
bhrū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dantadyuti -
dantadyut (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
prakara -
prakara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karburi -
karburī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tā -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adharoṣṭham -
adharoṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adharoṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “karṇāvasaktapulakojjvaladantapatraṃ tasyāḥ punaḥ punarapīha mukhaṃ smarāmi”
karṇāva -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

karṇi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
asakta -
asakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pulako -
pulaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pulaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ujjvala -
ujjvala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ujjvala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
danta -
danta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pat -
pat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tasyāḥ -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apī -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
smarāmi -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 885 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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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019