Sanskrit quote nr. 940 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां सुरतताण्डवसूत्रधारीं पूर्णेन्दुसुन्दरमुखीं मदविह्वलाङ्गीम् ।
तन्वीं विशालजघनस्तनभारनम्रां व्यालोलकुन्तलकलापवतीं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāṃ suratatāṇḍavasūtradhārīṃ pūrṇendusundaramukhīṃ madavihvalāṅgīm |
tanvīṃ viśālajaghanastanabhāranamrāṃ vyālolakuntalakalāpavatīṃ 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.
Sundaram (सुन्दरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Madavihvala (मदविह्वल, madavihvalā, मदविह्वला): defined in 2 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Namra (namrā, नम्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Vyalolakuntalakalapavat (vyālolakuntalakalāpavat, व्यालोलकुन्तलकलापवत्): defined in 1 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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 suratatāṇḍavasūtradhārīṃ pūrṇendusundaramukhīṃ madavihvalāṅgīm”
- 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]
- sūtradhārīm -
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sūtradhārī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pūrṇendu -
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pūrṇendu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sundaram -
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sundaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sundara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hī -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- madavihvalā -
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madavihvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madavihvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madavihvalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṅgīm -
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āṅgī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tanvīṃ viśālajaghanastanabhāranamrāṃ vyālolakuntalakalāpavatīṃ smarāmi”
- tanvīm -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viśāla -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaghanas -
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jaghana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- namrām -
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namrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vyālolakuntalakalāpavatī -
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vyālolakuntalakalāpavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyālolakuntalakalāpavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 940 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.