Sanskrit quote nr. 890 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां कनकपत्रसनाथकर्णाम् उत्तुङ्गकर्कशकुचार्पिततारहाराम् ।
काञ्चीनिपुञ्जितविशालनितम्बबिम्बाम् उद्दाननूपुररणच्चरणां स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ kanakapatrasanāthakarṇām uttuṅgakarkaśakucārpitatārahārām |
kāñcīnipuñjitaviśālanitambabimbām uddānanūpuraraṇaccaraṇāṃ smarāmi ||
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.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rasanatha (rasanātha, रसनाथ): defined in 1 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Uttunga (uttuṅga, उत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Karkasha (karkasa, karkaśa, कर्कश): defined in 11 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार): defined in 26 categories.
Hara (hārā, हारा): defined in 18 categories.
Kanci (kāñci, काञ्चि, kāñcī, काञ्ची): defined in 17 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Punjita (puñjita, पुञ्जित): defined in 1 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Nitambabimba (nitambabimbā, नितम्बबिम्बा): defined in 1 categories.
Uddana (uddāna, उद्दान): defined in 6 categories.
Nupura (nūpura, नूपुर): defined in 10 categories.
Ranat (raṇat, रणत्): defined in 1 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 tāṃ kanakapatrasanāthakarṇām uttuṅgakarkaśakucārpitatārahārām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rasanātha -
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rasanātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karṇā -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uttuṅga -
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uttuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karkaśa -
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karkaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karkaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kucā -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- arpita -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛ]
- tāra -
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tāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hārām -
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hārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāñcīnipuñjitaviśālanitambabimbām uddānanūpuraraṇaccaraṇāṃ smarāmi”
- kāñcī -
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kāñcī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāñci (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāñci (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puñjita -
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puñjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puñjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśāla -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nitambabimbām -
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nitambabimbā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uddāna -
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uddāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nūpura -
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nūpura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nūpura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raṇac -
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raṇat (noun, masculine)[compound]raṇat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√raṇ -> raṇat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
- caraṇā -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first 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 890 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.