Sanskrit quote nr. 943 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां सुवदनां वलभौ निषण्णां तद्गेहसंनिधिपदे मयि दृष्टमात्रे ।
वीतोत्तरां प्रियसखीषु कुतस्मरासु लज्जाविलासहसितां हृदि चिन्तयामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ suvadanāṃ valabhau niṣaṇṇāṃ tadgehasaṃnidhipade mayi dṛṣṭamātre |
vītottarāṃ priyasakhīṣu kutasmarāsu lajjāvilāsahasitāṃ hṛdi cintayāmi ||

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.
Suvadana (suvadanā, सुवदना): defined in 5 categories.
Valabhi (वलभि): defined in 9 categories.
Nishanna (nisanna, niṣaṇṇā, निषण्णा): defined in 5 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Nidhipa (निधिप): defined in 1 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Drishtamatra (drstamatra, dṛṣṭamātra, दृष्टमात्र, dṛṣṭamātrā, दृष्टमात्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Vitottara (vītottarā, वीतोत्तरा): defined in 1 categories.
Priyasakhi (priyasakhī, प्रियसखी): defined in 2 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Smara (smarā, स्मरा): defined in 6 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasin (सहसिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Gitashastra (science of music)

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 suvadanāṃ valabhau niṣaṇṇāṃ tadgehasaṃnidhipade mayi dṛṣṭamātre”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
suvadanām -
suvadanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
valabhau -
valabhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
niṣaṇṇām -
niṣaṇṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
geha -
geha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nidhipa -
nidhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
de -
da (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

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

dā (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
mayi -
mayī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[locative single]
dṛṣṭamātre -
dṛṣṭamātra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dṛṣṭamātra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dṛṣṭamātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “vītottarāṃ priyasakhīṣu kutasmarāsu lajjāvilāsahasitāṃ hṛdi cintayāmi”
vītottarām -
vītottarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
priyasakhīṣu -
priyasakhī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
kuta -
kuta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
smarāsu -
smarā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
lajjāvi -
lajja (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ilā -
ilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sahasi -
sahasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sahasin (noun, neuter)

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

sahas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sahas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cintayāmi -
√cint (verb class 10)

[present active first 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 943 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