Sanskrit quote nr. 939 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां सुरतताण्डवसूत्रधारं दुर्वारदर्पजघनग्लपिताङ्गयष्टिम् ।
अङ्गं रसैः समुपगुह्य कटिं दधानां किंचिन्निमीलनयनां मनसा स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ suratatāṇḍavasūtradhāraṃ durvāradarpajaghanaglapitāṅgayaṣṭim |
aṅgaṃ rasaiḥ samupaguhya kaṭiṃ dadhānāṃ kiṃcinnimīlanayanāṃ manasā smarāmi ||
Index
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.
Tandava (tāṇḍava, ताण्डव): defined in 10 categories.
Sutradhara (sūtradhāra, सूत्रधार): defined in 8 categories.
Durvara (durvāra, दुर्वार): defined in 5 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Glapita (ग्लपित, glapitā, ग्लपिता): defined in 2 categories.
Angayashti (angayasti, aṅgayaṣṭi, अङ्गयष्टि): defined in 3 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Upaguhya (उपगुह्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kati (kaṭi, कटि): defined in 17 categories.
Dadha (दध, dadhā, दधा): defined in 6 categories.
Nimilana (nimīlana, निमीलन): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 14 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (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 suratatāṇḍavasūtradhāraṃ durvāradarpajaghanaglapitāṅgayaṣṭim”
- 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]
- tāṇḍava -
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tāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūtradhāram -
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sūtradhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūtradhāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- durvāra -
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durvāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durvāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darpa -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaghana -
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jaghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√han (verb class 1)[perfect active first single]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active first single]
- glapitā -
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glapita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]glapita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]glapitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgayaṣṭim -
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aṅgayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “aṅgaṃ rasaiḥ samupaguhya kaṭiṃ dadhānāṃ kiṃcinnimīlanayanāṃ manasā smarāmi”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rasaiḥ -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upaguhya -
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upaguhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaṭim -
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kaṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dadhānām -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dadha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dadhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kiñcin -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nimīlana -
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nimīlana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 939 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.