Sanskrit quote nr. 903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां नखपदं स्तनमण्डले यद् दत्तं मयास्यमधुपानविमोहितेन ।
उद्भिन्नरोमपुलकैर्बहुभिः समन्ताज् जागर्ति रक्षति विलोकयति स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ nakhapadaṃ stanamaṇḍale yad dattaṃ mayāsyamadhupānavimohitena |
udbhinnaromapulakairbahubhiḥ samantāj jāgarti rakṣati vilokayati smarāmi ||
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.
Nakhapada (नखपद): defined in 1 categories.
Stanamandala (stanamaṇḍala, स्तनमण्डल): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhu (dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Vimohita (विमोहित): defined in 6 categories.
Udbhinna (उद्भिन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Romapulaka (रोमपुलक): defined in 2 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Rakshat (raksat, rakṣat, रक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Viloka (विलोक): defined in 3 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 nakhapadaṃ stanamaṇḍale yad dattaṃ mayāsyamadhupānavimohitena”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nakhapadam -
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nakhapada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- stanamaṇḍale -
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stanamaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- mayā -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asyam -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhu -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pāna -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vimohitena -
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vimohita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vimohita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “udbhinnaromapulakairbahubhiḥ samantāj jāgarti rakṣati vilokayati smarāmi”
- udbhinna -
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udbhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udbhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- romapulakair -
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romapulaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bahubhiḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bahu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse samantāj*jā
- jāgarti -
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jāgarti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jāgṛ (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- viloka -
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viloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
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 903 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.