Sanskrit quote nr. 914 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां प्रथमसंगमजातलज्जां बालां रसेन पतिते मयि मन्दपीठे ।
फूर्कारकम्पितशिखातरलप्रदीपं कर्णोत्पलेन विनिवारयतीं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ prathamasaṃgamajātalajjāṃ bālāṃ rasena patite mayi mandapīṭhe |
phūrkārakampitaśikhātaralapradīpaṃ karṇotpalena vinivārayatīṃ 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.
Prathamasangama (prathamasaṅgama, प्रथमसङ्गम): defined in 3 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Lajja (lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Patita (पतित, patitā, पतिता): defined in 15 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Pitha (pīṭha, पीठ): defined in 16 categories.
Phu (फु): defined in 2 categories.
Urj (ūrj, ऊर्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Kampita (कम्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख): defined in 20 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Pradipa (pradīpa, प्रदीप): defined in 8 categories.
Karnotpala (karṇotpala, कर्णोत्पल): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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 prathamasaṃgamajātalajjāṃ bālāṃ rasena patite mayi mandapīṭhe”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prathamasaṅgama -
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prathamasaṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāta -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- lajjām -
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lajjā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bālām -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rasena -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- patite -
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patita (noun, masculine)[locative single]patita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīṭhe -
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pīṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]pīṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “phūrkārakampitaśikhātaralapradīpaṃ karṇotpalena vinivārayatīṃ smarāmi”
- phū -
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phu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ūrk -
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ūrj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- āra -
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āra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kampita -
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kampita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kampita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]
- śikhāt -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ara -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradīpam -
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pradīpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- karṇotpalena -
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karṇotpala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]karṇotpala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vārayatī -
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√vṛ -> vārayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛ]√vṛ -> vārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vṛ], [vocative dual from √vṛ], [accusative dual from √vṛ], [locative single from √vṛ]√vṛ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- 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 914 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.