Sanskrit quote nr. 911 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तांप्रणयिनीं मृगशावकाक्षीं पीयूषपूर्णकुचकुम्भयुगं वहन्तीम् ।
पश्याम्यहं यदि पुर्नदिवसावसाने स्वर्गापवर्गनरराजसुखं त्यजामि ॥adyāpi tāṃpraṇayinīṃ mṛgaśāvakākṣīṃ pīyūṣapūrṇakucakumbhayugaṃ vahantīm |
paśyāmyahaṃ yadi purnadivasāvasāne svargāpavarganararājasukhaṃ tyajāmi ||
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.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Mrigashavaka (mrgasavaka, mṛgaśāvaka, मृगशावक): defined in 1 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Piyushapurna (piyusapurna, pīyūṣapūrṇa, पीयूषपूर्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Kucakumbha (कुचकुम्भ): defined in 3 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु): defined in 7 categories.
Nadi (नदि, nadī, नदी): defined in 21 categories.
Vasa (वस): defined in 24 categories.
Vasi (वसि): defined in 16 categories.
Vasu (वसु): defined in 17 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Svargapavarga (svargāpavarga, स्वर्गापवर्ग): defined in 2 categories.
Nararaja (nararāja, नरराज): defined in 1 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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 tāṃpraṇayinīṃ mṛgaśāvakākṣīṃ pīyūṣapūrṇakucakumbhayugaṃ vahantīm”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- praṇayinīm -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mṛgaśāvakā -
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mṛgaśāvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative single], [accusative dual]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pīyūṣapūrṇa -
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pīyūṣapūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīyūṣapūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kucakumbha -
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kucakumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vahantīm -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “paśyāmyahaṃ yadi purnadivasāvasāne svargāpavarganararājasukhaṃ tyajāmi”
- paśyām -
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paśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pur -
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pur (noun, feminine)[adverb]pu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nadi -
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nadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nadī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vasāva -
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vasa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vasi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vasu (noun, feminine)[locative single]vasu (noun, masculine)[locative single]√vas (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- asā -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- svargāpavarga -
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svargāpavarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nararāja -
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nararāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tyajāmi -
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√tyaj (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 911 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.