Sanskrit quote nr. 945 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां सुशयितां क्षणविप्रबुद्धां निद्रालसां हृदि वहामि कृताङ्गभङ्गाम् ।
जृम्भावतीर्णमुखमारुतगन्धलब्ध- मुघभ्रमद्भ्रमरविभ्रमलोलनेत्राम् ॥

adyāpi tāṃ suśayitāṃ kṣaṇaviprabuddhāṃ nidrālasāṃ hṛdi vahāmi kṛtāṅgabhaṅgām |
jṛmbhāvatīrṇamukhamārutagandhalabdha- mughabhramadbhramaravibhramalolanetrām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Viprabuddha (viprabuddhā, विप्रबुद्धा): defined in 1 categories.
Nidralasa (nidrālasā, निद्रालसा): defined in 2 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅgā, भङ्गा): defined in 15 categories.
Jrimbhavat (jrmbhavat, jṛmbhāvat, जृम्भावत्): defined in 1 categories.
Irna (īrṇa, ईर्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Aruta (āruta, आरुत): defined in 3 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर): defined in 15 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Lolanetra (lolanetrā, लोलनेत्रा): 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, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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 suśayitāṃ kṣaṇaviprabuddhāṃ nidrālasāṃ hṛdi vahāmi kṛtāṅgabhaṅgām
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śayitām -
  • śayitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śī -> śayitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • kṣaṇa -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viprabuddhām -
  • viprabuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nidrālasām -
  • nidrālasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vahāmi -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhaṅgām -
  • bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jṛmbhāvatīrṇamukhamārutagandhalabdha- mughabhramadbhramaravibhramalolanetrām
  • jṛmbhāvatī -
  • jṛmbhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jṛmbhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īrṇam -
  • īrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īr -> īrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īr class 2 verb]
    īr -> īrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īr class 2 verb], [accusative single from √īr class 2 verb]
  • ukham -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āruta -
  • āruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandha -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • mu -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gha -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhramad -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhramara -
  • bhramara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhrama -
  • vibhrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lolanetrām -
  • lolanetrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 945 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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