Sanskrit quote nr. 925 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां पुनः कमलायताक्षीं पश्यामि पीवरपयोधरभारखिन्नाम् ।
संपीड्य बाहुयुगलेन पिबामि वक्त्रम् उन्मत्तवन्मधुकरः कमलं यथेष्टम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ punaḥ kamalāyatākṣīṃ paśyāmi pīvarapayodharabhārakhinnām |
saṃpīḍya bāhuyugalena pibāmi vaktram unmattavanmadhukaraḥ kamalaṃ yatheṣṭam ||
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.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Pivara (pīvara, पीवर): defined in 7 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Khinna (khinnā, खिन्ना): defined in 10 categories.
Yugala (युगल): defined in 7 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Unmattavat (उन्मत्तवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhukara (मधुकर): defined in 8 categories.
Yatheshta (yathesta, yatheṣṭa, यथेष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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 punaḥ kamalāyatākṣīṃ paśyāmi pīvarapayodharabhārakhinnām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kamalāya -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[dative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pīvara -
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pīvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khinnām -
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khinnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√khid -> khinnā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative single from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √khid class 7 verb]
- Line 2: “saṃpīḍya bāhuyugalena pibāmi vaktram unmattavanmadhukaraḥ kamalaṃ yatheṣṭam”
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pīḍya -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pīḍ]√pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- bāhu -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yugalena -
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yugala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pibāmi -
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√pā (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- unmattavan -
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unmattavat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhukaraḥ -
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madhukara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatheṣṭam -
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yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 925 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.