Sanskrit quote nr. 901 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां झटिति वक्रितकन्धराग्रां निक्षिप्तपाणिकमलां च नितम्बमिम्बे ।
वासांसपार्श्वलसदुल्बणकेशपाशां पश्यामि मां प्रति दृशं बहुशः क्षिपन्तीम् ॥

adyāpi tāṃ jhaṭiti vakritakandharāgrāṃ nikṣiptapāṇikamalāṃ ca nitambamimbe |
vāsāṃsapārśvalasadulbaṇakeśapāśāṃ paśyāmi māṃ prati dṛśaṃ bahuśaḥ kṣipantīm ||

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.
Jhatiti (jhaṭiti, झटिति): defined in 3 categories.
Vakrita (वक्रित): defined in 2 categories.
Kandhara (कन्धर): defined in 10 categories.
Agra (agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Nikshipta (niksipta, nikṣipta, निक्षिप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Panika (pāṇika, पाणिक): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब): defined in 9 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Parshvala (parsvala, pārśvala, पार्श्वल): defined in 1 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ulbana (ulbaṇa, उल्बण): defined in 9 categories.
Keshapasha (kesapasa, keśapāśa, केशपाश): defined in 3 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Bahushah (bahusah, bahuśaḥ, बहुशः): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipanti (ksipanti, kṣipantī, क्षिपन्ती): 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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 jhaṭiti vakritakandharāgrāṃ nikṣiptapāṇikamalāṃ ca nitambamimbe”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jhaṭiti -
jhaṭiti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vakrita -
vakrita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vakrita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kandharā -
kandhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agrām -
agrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nikṣipta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṇikam -
pāṇika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāṇika (noun, neuter)

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

pāṇikā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alām -
√lā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nitambam -
nitamba (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitambā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
be -
ba (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “vāsāṃsapārśvalasadulbaṇakeśapāśāṃ paśyāmi māṃ prati dṛśaṃ bahuśaḥ kṣipantīm”
vāsā -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pārśvala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sad -
sat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sad (noun, masculine)

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

sad (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ulbaṇa -
ulbaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ulbaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
keśapāśā -
keśapāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
paśyā -
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 -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dṛśam -
dṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bahuśaḥ -
bahuśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣipantīm -
√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]

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 901 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