Sanskrit quote nr. 930 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां विरहवह्रि निपोडिताङ्गीं तन्वीं कुरङ्गनयनां सुरतैकपात्रीम् ।
नानाविचित्रकुतमण्डनमावहन्तीं तां राजहंसगमनां सुदतीं स्मरामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ virahavahri nipoḍitāṅgīṃ tanvīṃ kuraṅganayanāṃ surataikapātrīm |
nānāvicitrakutamaṇḍanamāvahantīṃ tāṃ rājahaṃsagamanāṃ sudatīṃ 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): defined in 11 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ahri (अह्रि, ahrī, अह्री): defined in 2 categories.
Nipa (निप, nipā, निपा): defined in 12 categories.
Nipu (निपु): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Kuranganayana (kuraṅganayanā, कुरङ्गनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Surata (सुरत, suratā, सुरता): defined in 8 categories.
Surat (सुरत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ekapad (एकपद्): defined in 1 categories.
Nana (nānā, नाना): defined in 14 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Nami (नमि): defined in 9 categories.
Ahanti (अहन्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Rajahamsa (rājahaṃsa, राजहंस): defined in 10 categories.
Gamana (gamanā, गमना): defined in 13 categories.
Sudati (sudatī, सुदती): 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, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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 virahavahri nipoḍitāṅgīṃ tanvīṃ kuraṅganayanāṃ surataikapātrīm”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
viraha -
viraha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ahri (noun, neuter)

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

ahri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahrī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahrī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahrī (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nipa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nipā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nipu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
uḍ -
uṣ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
itā -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

itā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
āṅgīm -
āṅgī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tanvīm -
tanvī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kuraṅganayanām -
kuraṅganayanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
suratai -
surata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

surata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

suratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sur -> surat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]

√sur -> surat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
ekapāt -
ekapad (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ekapad (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
rī -
rī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “nānāvicitrakutamaṇḍanamāvahantīṃ tāṃ rājahaṃsagamanāṃ sudatīṃ smarāmi”
nānā -
nānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kutam -
kuta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
namāva -
nama (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nami (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√nam (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
ahantī -
ahanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rājahaṃsa -
rājahaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gamanām -
gamanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sudatīm -
sudatī (noun, feminine)

[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 930 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