Sanskrit quote nr. 917 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां मम मनःपरितापशान्त्यै चक्षुर्विशुद्धतटिनीमलसालसाङ्गीम् ।
श्रीखण्डखण्डखचिताचितगात्रयिष्टं तन्वीं सदा हृदयहर्षनिधिं स्मरामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ mama manaḥparitāpaśāntyai cakṣurviśuddhataṭinīmalasālasāṅgīm |
śrīkhaṇḍakhaṇḍakhacitācitagātrayiṣṭaṃ tanvīṃ sadā hṛdayaharṣanidhiṃ smarāmi ||

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, ṭa, ट): defined in 11 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Paritapa (paritāpa, परिताप): defined in 5 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Vishuddha (visuddha, viśuddha, विशुद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Tatini (taṭinī, तटिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Shrikhandakhanda (srikhandakhanda, śrīkhaṇḍakhaṇḍa, श्रीखण्डखण्ड): defined in 1 categories.
Khacita (खचित, khacitā, खचिता): defined in 6 categories.
Acita (अचित): defined in 4 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Rayi (रयि): defined in 3 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Harsha (harsa, harṣa, हर्ष): defined in 14 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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 mama manaḥparitāpaśāntyai cakṣurviśuddhataṭinīmalasālasāṅgīm”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paritāpa -
paritāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntyai -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
cakṣur -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
viśuddha -
viśuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taṭinīm -
taṭinī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
alasā -
alasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

alas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

alas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

alasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alasā -
alasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

alas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

alas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

alasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āṅgīm -
āṅgī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “śrīkhaṇḍakhaṇḍakhacitācitagātrayiṣṭaṃ tanvīṃ sadā hṛdayaharṣanidhiṃ smarāmi”
śrīkhaṇḍakhaṇḍa -
śrīkhaṇḍakhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
khacitā -
khacita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khacita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

khacitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√khac -> khacita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √khac class 10 verb]

√khac -> khacita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √khac class 10 verb]

√khac -> khacitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √khac class 10 verb]

√khac (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√khac (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
acita -
acita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gāt -
ga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active third single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active third single]
rayiṣ -
rayi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rayi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ṭam -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

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

ṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tanvīm -
tanvī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sadā* -
sada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hṛdaya -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

harṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√hṛṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
nidhim -
nidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
smarāmi -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]

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 917 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