Sanskrit quote nr. 900 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां जघनदर्शनलालसेन कृष्टं मया निवसनांचलमेकपार्श्वात् ।
पूज्य स्थितामपि ततो मुहुराकृषन्तीं मन्दाक्षसंकुचितनूत्नमुखीं स्मरामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ jaghanadarśanalālasena kṛṣṭaṃ mayā nivasanāṃcalamekapārśvāt |
pūjya sthitāmapi tato muhurākṛṣantīṃ mandākṣasaṃkucitanūtnamukhīṃ 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.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Darshanalalasa (darsanalalasa, darśanalālasa, दर्शनलालस): defined in 2 categories.
Krishta (krsta, kṛṣṭa, कृष्ट): defined in 3 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Nivasana (निवसन): defined in 5 categories.
Ancala (añcala, अञ्चल): defined in 4 categories.
Parshva (parsva, pārśva, पार्श्व): defined in 14 categories.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Mandaksha (mandaksa, mandākṣa, मन्दाक्ष): defined in 3 categories.
Nutna (nūtna, नूत्न): defined in 2 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)

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 jaghanadarśanalālasena kṛṣṭaṃ mayā nivasanāṃcalamekapārśvāt”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jaghana -
jaghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√han (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single]

√han (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single]
darśanalālasena -
darśanalālasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

darśanalālasa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṛṣṭam -
kṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nivasanā -
nivasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
añcalam -
añcala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
eka -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]
pārśvāt -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “pūjya sthitāmapi tato muhurākṛṣantīṃ mandākṣasaṃkucitanūtnamukhīṃ smarāmi”
pūjya -
pūjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
sthitām -
sthitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
muhur -
muhur (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

muhur (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣantīm -
√kṛṣ -> kṛṣantī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
mandākṣa -
mandākṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mandākṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkucita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nūtnam -
nūtna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nūtna (noun, neuter)

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

nūtnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hī -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[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 900 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