Sanskrit quote nr. 942 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां सुरभिनिर्भरदन्तभाजं धावन्तमास्यकमलं चलचञ्चरीकम् ।
किंचिच्चलल्ललितकुञ्चितवामनेत्रां पश्यामि केलिकमलेन निवारयन्तीम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ surabhinirbharadantabhājaṃ dhāvantamāsyakamalaṃ calacañcarīkam |
kiṃciccalallalitakuñcitavāmanetrāṃ paśyāmi kelikamalena nivārayantīm ||
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.
Bharat (भरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Antabhaj (antabhāj, अन्तभाज्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Cancarika (cañcarīka, चञ्चरीक): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kelikamala (केलिकमल): defined in 1 categories.
Nivara (nivāra, निवार): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 surabhinirbharadantabhājaṃ dhāvantamāsyakamalaṃ calacañcarīkam”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- surabhin -
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surabhin (noun, masculine)[vocative single]surabhin (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bharad -
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bharat (noun, masculine)[compound]bharat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- antabhājam -
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antabhājā (noun, feminine)[adverb]antabhāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhāvantam -
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dhāvat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āsya -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √as]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√as -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √as]
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cala -
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cala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cañcarīkam -
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cañcarīka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃciccalallalitakuñcitavāmanetrāṃ paśyāmi kelikamalena nivārayantīm”
- Cannot analyse kiñciccalallalitakuñcitavāmanetrām*pa
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kelikamalena -
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kelikamala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nivāra -
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nivāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantī -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 942 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.