Sanskrit quote nr. 924 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां मुखगतैररुणैः कराग्रैर् आपृच्छ्यमानमपि मां न विभाषयन्तीम् ।
तद्वाष्पपूरितदृशं बहु निःश्वसन्तीं चिन्ताकुलां किमपि नम्रमुखीं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ mukhagatairaruṇaiḥ karāgrair āpṛcchyamānamapi māṃ na vibhāṣayantīm |
tadvāṣpapūritadṛśaṃ bahu niḥśvasantīṃ cintākulāṃ kimapi namramukhīṃ 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.
Mukhagata (मुखगत): defined in 1 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण): defined in 17 categories.
Karagra (karāgra, कराग्र): defined in 2 categories.
Apricchya (aprcchya, āpṛcchya, आपृच्छ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vibha (vibhā, विभा): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Shvasat (svasat, śvasat, श्वसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Cintakula (cintākulā, चिन्ताकुला): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 mukhagatairaruṇaiḥ karāgrair āpṛcchyamānamapi māṃ na vibhāṣayantīm”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mukhagatair -
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mukhagata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mukhagata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- aruṇaiḥ -
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aruṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- karāgrair -
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karāgra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āpṛcchyam -
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āpṛcchya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āpṛcchya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āpṛcchyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhā -
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vibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vibhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṣa -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yantī -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tadvāṣpapūritadṛśaṃ bahu niḥśvasantīṃ cintākulāṃ kimapi namramukhīṃ smarāmi”
- Cannot analyse tadvāṣpapūritadṛśam*ba
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śvasantī -
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√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śvas class 2 verb]√śvas (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cintākulām -
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cintākulā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- namramukhīm -
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namramukhī (noun, feminine)[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 924 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.