Sanskrit quote nr. 938 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां सुरतजागरघूर्णमान- तिर्यग्वलत्तरलतारक्दीर्घनेत्राम् ।
शृङ्गारसारकमलाकरराजहंसीं व्रीडाविनम्रवदनामुषसि स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ suratajāgaraghūrṇamāna- tiryagvalattaralatārakdīrghanetrām |
śṛṅgārasārakamalākararājahaṃsīṃ vrīḍāvinamravadanāmuṣasi smarāmi ||
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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.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Jagara (jāgara, जागर): defined in 9 categories.
Shringarasara (srngarasara, śṛṅgārasāra, शृङ्गारसार): defined in 2 categories.
Kamalakara (kamalākara, कमलाकर): defined in 3 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Hamsi (haṃsī, हंसी): defined in 12 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍa, व्रीड): defined in 9 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Ravat (रवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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 suratajāgaraghūrṇamāna- tiryagvalattaralatārakdīrghanetrām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- surata -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- jāgara -
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jāgara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāgara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jāgṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ghūrṇamāna -
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√ghūrṇ -> ghūrṇamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ghūrṇ class 1 verb]√ghūrṇ -> ghūrṇamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ghūrṇ class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse tiryagvalattaralatārakdīrghanetrām
- Line 2: “śṛṅgārasārakamalākararājahaṃsīṃ vrīḍāvinamravadanāmuṣasi smarāmi”
- śṛṅgārasāra -
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śṛṅgārasāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalākara -
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kamalākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāja -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- haṃsīm -
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haṃsī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrīḍāvi -
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vrīḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- inam -
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ina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]inā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ravad -
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√ru -> ravat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- muṣasi -
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√muṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
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 938 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.