Sanskrit quote nr. 918 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां मयि कपाटसमीपलीने मन्मार्गदत्तदृशमाननदत्तहस्ताम् मद्गोत्रचिह्नितपदं मृदुकाकलीभिः किंचित्तरङ्गमनसं मनसा स्मरामि ।
adyāpi tāṃ mayi kapāṭasamīpalīne manmārgadattadṛśamānanadattahastām madgotracihnitapadaṃ mṛdukākalībhiḥ kiṃcittaraṅgamanasaṃ manasā smarāmi |
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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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kapata (kapāṭa, कपाट): defined in 10 categories.
Samipa (samīpa, समीप): defined in 8 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन, līnā, लीना): defined in 13 categories.
Manman (मन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Arga (अर्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Dattahasta (dattahastā, दत्तहस्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Madgu (मद्गु): defined in 3 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Cihnita (चिह्नित): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Mriduka (mrduka, mṛduka, मृदुक, mṛdukā, मृदुका): defined in 2 categories.
Akali (अकलि): defined in 6 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Manas (मनस्): 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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 tāṃ mayi kapāṭasamīpalīne manmārgadattadṛśamānanadattahastām madgotracihnitapadaṃ mṛdukākalībhiḥ kiṃcittaraṅgamanasaṃ manasā smarāmi”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- kapāṭa -
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kapāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samīpa -
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samīpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samīpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- līne -
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līna (noun, masculine)[locative single]līna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]līnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lī class 1 verb], [locative single from √lī class 4 verb], [locative single from √lī class 9 verb]√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [locative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [locative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [locative single from √lī class 9 verb]√lī -> līnā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √lī class 9 verb]√lī (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- manmā -
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manman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arga -
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arga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- datta -
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datta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]datta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second plural]
- dṛśam -
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dṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ānana -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dattahastām -
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dattahastā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- madgo -
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madgu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tra -
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tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cihnita -
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cihnita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cihnita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mṛdukā -
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mṛduka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛduka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mṛdukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akalī -
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akali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]akali (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]akali (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ibhiḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taraṅgam -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anasam -
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anas (noun, neuter)[adverb]√nas (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 918 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.