Sanskrit quote nr. 933 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां शिखरचारुवलक्षदन्तैर् मुख्यानि कुन्दमुकुलानि जितां च साध्वीम् ।
संचिन्तयामि सततं प्रविलोलिचित्तां कामेषुनीरजदृशं वनजावतंसाम् ॥

adyāpi tāṃ śikharacāruvalakṣadantair mukhyāni kundamukulāni jitāṃ ca sādhvīm |
saṃcintayāmi satataṃ pravilolicittāṃ kāmeṣunīrajadṛśaṃ vanajāvataṃsām ||

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.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर): defined in 18 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Vala (वल): defined in 14 categories.
Ksha (ksa, kṣa, क्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Mukhya (मुख्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhvi (sādhvī, साध्वी): defined in 9 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Uli (ūlī, ऊली): defined in 7 categories.
Citta (cittā, चित्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Niraja (nīraja, नीरज): defined in 4 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.
Vanaja (वनज, vanajā, वनजा): defined in 6 categories.
Avatamsa (avataṃsa, अवतंस): 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, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva 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 śikharacāruvalakṣadantair mukhyāni kundamukulāni jitāṃ ca sādhvīm”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cāru -
cāru (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāru (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√val (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṣa -
kṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dantair -
danta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
mukhyāni -
mukhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kundam -
kunda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kunda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jitām -
jit (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jit (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 9 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhvīm -
sādhvī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “saṃcintayāmi satataṃ pravilolicittāṃ kāmeṣunīrajadṛśaṃ vanajāvataṃsām”
sañ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cintayāmi -
√cint (verb class 10)

[present active first single]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vilo -
√vil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ūli -
ūlī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
cittām -
cittā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual]
kāmeṣu -
kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāma (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
nīraja -
nīraja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nīraja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśam -
dṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vanajā -
vanaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vanaja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vanajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avataṃsā -
avataṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avataṃsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative 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 933 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