Sanskrit quote nr. 944 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तां सुवदनां स्तनभारनभ्रां श्यामां च वामनयनां रमणीयगात्रीम् ।
निद्रालसामलकनिर्जितषट्पदालिं संचिन्तयामि सततं स्मरवैजयन्तीम् ॥adyāpi tāṃ suvadanāṃ stanabhāranabhrāṃ śyāmāṃ ca vāmanayanāṃ ramaṇīyagātrīm |
nidrālasāmalakanirjitaṣaṭpadāliṃ saṃcintayāmi satataṃ smaravaijayantīm ||
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.
Suvadana (suvadanā, सुवदना): defined in 5 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Abhra (अभ्र): defined in 12 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāmā, श्यामा): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vamanayana (vāmanayanā, वामनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Nidralasa (nidrālasā, निद्रालसा): defined in 2 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Nirjita (निर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Shatpad (satpad, ṣaṭpad, षट्पद्): defined in 1 categories.
Shatpada (satpada, ṣaṭpada, षट्पद, ṣaṭpadā, षट्पदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Vaijayanti (vaijayantī, वैजयन्ती): 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, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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 stanabhāranabhrāṃ śyāmāṃ ca vāmanayanāṃ ramaṇīyagātrīm”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- suvadanām -
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suvadanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- āran -
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√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active third plural]
- abhrā -
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abhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√abhr (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śyāmām -
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śyāmā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāmanayanām -
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vāmanayanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse ramaṇīyagātrīm
- Line 2: “nidrālasāmalakanirjitaṣaṭpadāliṃ saṃcintayāmi satataṃ smaravaijayantīm”
- nidrālasām -
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nidrālasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirjita -
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nirjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaṭpadā -
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ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaṭpada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaṭpad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ṣaṭpad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]ṣaṭpadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alim -
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ali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sañ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cintayāmi -
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√cint (verb class 10)[present active first single]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- smara -
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smara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaijayantīm -
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vaijayantī (noun, feminine)[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 944 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.