Sanskrit quote nr. 894 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां क्षितितले वरकामिनीनां सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरतया प्रथमैकरेखाम् ।
शृङ्गारनाटकरसोत्तमपानपात्रीं कान्तां स्मरामि कुसुमायुधबाणखिन्नाम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ kṣititale varakāminīnāṃ sarvāṅgasundaratayā prathamaikarekhām |
śṛṅgāranāṭakarasottamapānapātrīṃ kāntāṃ smarāmi kusumāyudhabāṇakhinnām ||
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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.
Kshititala (ksititala, kṣititala, क्षितितल): defined in 2 categories.
Varaka (वरक): defined in 9 categories.
Amini (aminī, अमिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvangasundara (sarvāṅgasundara, सर्वाङ्गसुन्दर): defined in 5 categories.
Prathamaikarekha (prathamaikarekhā, प्रथमैकरेखा): defined in 1 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Nataka (nāṭaka, नाटक): defined in 10 categories.
Rasottama (रसोत्तम): defined in 3 categories.
Panapa (pānapa, पानप): defined in 1 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kusumayudha (kusumāyudha, कुसुमायुध): defined in 7 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Khinna (khinnā, खिन्ना): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (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 tāṃ kṣititale varakāminīnāṃ sarvāṅgasundaratayā prathamaikarekhām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣititale -
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kṣititala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- varakā -
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varaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aminīnām -
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aminī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sarvāṅgasundara -
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sarvāṅgasundara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvāṅgasundara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- prathamaikarekhām -
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prathamaikarekhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śṛṅgāranāṭakarasottamapānapātrīṃ kāntāṃ smarāmi kusumāyudhabāṇakhinnām”
- śṛṅgāra -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāṭaka -
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nāṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāṭaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasottama -
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rasottama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pānapāt -
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pānapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pānapa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kāntām -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- kusumāyudha -
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kusumāyudha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāṇa -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khinnām -
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khinnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√khid -> khinnā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative single from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √khid class 7 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 894 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.