Sanskrit quote nr. 926 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां यदि पुनः श्रवणायताक्षीं पश्यामि दीर्घविरहज्वरिताङ्गयष्टिम् ।
अङ्गैरहं समुपगूह्म ततोऽतिगाढं नोन्मीलयामि नयने न च तां त्यजामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ yadi punaḥ śravaṇāyatākṣīṃ paśyāmi dīrghavirahajvaritāṅgayaṣṭim |
aṅgairahaṃ samupagūhma tato'tigāḍhaṃ nonmīlayāmi nayane na ca tāṃ tyajāmi ||

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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 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.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Jvarita (ज्वरित, jvaritā, ज्वरिता): defined in 4 categories.
Angayashti (angayasti, aṅgayaṣṭi, अङ्गयष्टि): defined in 3 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Atigadha (atigāḍha, अतिगाढ): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Unmila (unmīla, उन्मील): defined in 3 categories.
Yami (yāmī, यामी): defined in 9 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): 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, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), 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 yadi punaḥ śravaṇāyatākṣīṃ paśyāmi dīrghavirahajvaritāṅgayaṣṭim”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śravaṇāya -
śravaṇa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śravaṇa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tā -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akṣī -
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 -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
paśyā -
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 -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dīrgha -
dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
jvaritā -
jvarita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jvarita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jvaritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jvar (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aṅgayaṣṭim -
aṅgayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “aṅgairahaṃ samupagūhma tato'tigāḍhaṃ nonmīlayāmi nayane na ca tāṃ tyajāmi”
aṅgair -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse samupagūhma*ta
tato' -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
atigāḍham -
atigāḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

atigāḍha (noun, neuter)

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

atigāḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
unmīla -
unmīla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmi -
yāmī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yāmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
nayane -
nayana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tyajāmi -
√tyaj (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 926 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: 24 April, 2019