Sanskrit quote nr. 936 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां सुनिपुणं यतता मयापि दृष्टं न यत्सदृशतो वदनं कदाचित् ।
सौन्दर्यनिर्जितरति द्विजराजकान्ति कान्तामिहातिविमलत्वमहागुणेन ॥

adyāpi tāṃ sunipuṇaṃ yatatā mayāpi dṛṣṭaṃ na yatsadṛśato vadanaṃ kadācit |
saundaryanirjitarati dvijarājakānti kāntāmihātivimalatvamahāguṇena ||

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.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Saundarya (सौन्दर्य): defined in 7 categories.
Nirjita (निर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Dvijaraja (dvijarāja, द्विजराज): defined in 3 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vimalatva (विमलत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Aguna (aguṇa, अगुण): 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, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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 sunipuṇaṃ yatatā mayāpi dṛṣṭaṃ na yatsadṛśato vadanaṃ kadācit”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
suni -
sū (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pu -
pu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pu (noun, neuter)

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

pu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

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

pū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ṇam -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
yata -
yata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
mayā -
maya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√may (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sadṛśato -
vadanam -
vadana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kadācit -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
Line 2: “saundaryanirjitarati dvijarājakānti kāntāmihātivimalatvamahāguṇena”
saundarya -
saundarya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nirjita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rati -
rati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dvijarāja -
dvijarāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kānti -
kānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kāntī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kāntām -
kāntā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vimalatvam -
vimalatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aguṇena -
aguṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aguṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental 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 936 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