Sanskrit quote nr. 905 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां नववयःश्रियमिन्दुवक्त्रां उत्तुङ्गपीवरपयोधरभारखिन्नाम् ।
संपीड्य बाहुयुगलेन पिबामि वक्त्रां प्रोन्मत्तवन्मधुकरः कमलं यथेष्टम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ navavayaḥśriyaminduvaktrāṃ uttuṅgapīvarapayodharabhārakhinnām |
saṃpīḍya bāhuyugalena pibāmi vaktrāṃ pronmattavanmadhukaraḥ kamalaṃ yatheṣṭam ||
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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.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Uttunga (uttuṅga, उत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Pivara (pīvara, पीवर): defined in 7 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Khinna (khinnā, खिन्ना): defined in 10 categories.
Yugala (युगल): defined in 7 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Unmattavat (उन्मत्तवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhukara (मधुकर): defined in 8 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Yatheshta (yathesta, yatheṣṭa, यथेष्ट): 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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 navavayaḥśriyaminduvaktrāṃ uttuṅgapīvarapayodharabhārakhinnām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vayaḥ -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ve (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vaktrā -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]vaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uttuṅga -
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uttuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīvara -
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pīvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[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]
- Line 2: “saṃpīḍya bāhuyugalena pibāmi vaktrāṃ pronmattavanmadhukaraḥ kamalaṃ yatheṣṭam”
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pīḍya -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pīḍ]√pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- bāhu -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yugalena -
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yugala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pibāmi -
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√pā (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- vaktrā -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]vaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unmattavan -
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unmattavat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhukaraḥ -
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madhukara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatheṣṭam -
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yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 905 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.