Sanskrit quote nr. 891 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां कटिसमार्पितवामपाणिम् आकुञ्चितैकचरणाग्रनिरुद्धभूमिम् ।
स्तम्भावलम्बितभुजां पथि मां व्रजन्तं पश्यामि बन्धुरितकंधरमीक्षमाणाम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ kaṭisamārpitavāmapāṇim ākuñcitaikacaraṇāgraniruddhabhūmim |
stambhāvalambitabhujāṃ pathi māṃ vrajantaṃ paśyāmi bandhuritakaṃdharamīkṣamāṇām ||
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.
Kati (kaṭī, कटी): defined in 17 categories.
Katin (kaṭin, कटिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 14 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Akuncita (ākuñcita, आकुञ्चित, ākuñcitā, आकुञ्चिता): defined in 7 categories.
Ekacarana (ekacaraṇa, एकचरण, ekacaraṇā, एकचरणा): defined in 2 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Niruddha (निरुद्ध): defined in 9 categories.
Bhumi (bhūmi, भूमि): defined in 21 categories.
Lambita (लम्बित): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Bandhurita (बन्धुरित): defined in 2 categories.
Kandhara (कन्धर): defined in 10 categories.
Ikshamana (iksamana, īkṣamāṇā, ईक्षमाणा): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 kaṭisamārpitavāmapāṇim ākuñcitaikacaraṇāgraniruddhabhūmim”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kaṭi -
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kaṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kaṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[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]
- vāma -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- pāṇim -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ākuñcitai -
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ākuñcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākuñcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākuñcitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekacaraṇā -
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ekacaraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekacaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ekacaraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niruddha -
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niruddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niruddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūmim -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “stambhāvalambitabhujāṃ pathi māṃ vrajantaṃ paśyāmi bandhuritakaṃdharamīkṣamāṇām”
- stambhāva -
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√stambh (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- lambita -
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lambita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lambita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lamb -> lambita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lamb class 1 verb]√lamb -> lambita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lamb class 1 verb]
- bhujām -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]bhuj (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhujā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- vrajantam -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bandhurita -
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bandhurita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bandhurita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kandharam -
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kandhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- īkṣamāṇām -
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īkṣamāṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√īkṣ -> īkṣamāṇā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
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 891 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.