Sanskrit quote nr. 895 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां गतिनिराकृतराजहंसीं धम्मिल्लनिर्जितकलापमयूखभासाम् ।
मत्तश्रिया मदचकोरविलोलनेत्रां संचिन्तयामि कलकण्ट्जसमानकण्ठाम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ gatinirākṛtarājahaṃsīṃ dhammillanirjitakalāpamayūkhabhāsām |
mattaśriyā madacakoravilolanetrāṃ saṃcintayāmi kalakaṇṭjasamānakaṇṭhām ||
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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.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Nirakrita (nirakrta, nirākṛta, निराकृत): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Hamsi (haṃsī, हंसी): defined in 12 categories.
Dhammilla (धम्मिल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Nirjita (निर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Kalapa (kalāpa, कलाप): defined in 11 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Khabha (खभ): defined in 1 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Cakora (चकोर): defined in 18 categories.
Vilolana (विलोलन): defined in 2 categories.
Tra (trā, त्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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 gatinirākṛtarājahaṃsīṃ dhammillanirjitakalāpamayūkhabhāsām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gati -
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gati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]gati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nirākṛta -
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nirākṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirākṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāja -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- haṃsīm -
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haṃsī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhammilla -
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dhammilla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirjita -
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nirjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalāpam -
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kalāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yū -
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yū (noun, masculine)[compound]yu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- khabhā -
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khabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- asām -
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√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first single]
- Line 2: “mattaśriyā madacakoravilolanetrāṃ saṃcintayāmi kalakaṇṭjasamānakaṇṭhām”
- matta -
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matta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- śriyā* -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mada -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cakora -
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cakora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilolane -
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vilolana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- trām -
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trā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sañ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cintayāmi -
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√cint (verb class 10)[present active first single]
- Cannot analyse kalakaṇṭjasamānakaṇṭhām
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 895 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.