Sanskrit quote nr. 946 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तां स्तिमितवस्त्रमिवाङ्गलग्नां प्रौढप्रतापमदनानलतप्तदेहाम् ।
बालामनाथशरणामनुकम्पनीयां प्राणाधिकां क्षणमहं न हि विस्मरामि ॥

adyāpi tāṃ stimitavastramivāṅgalagnāṃ prauḍhapratāpamadanānalataptadehām |
bālāmanāthaśaraṇāmanukampanīyāṃ prāṇādhikāṃ kṣaṇamahaṃ na hi vismarāmi ||

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 3 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Stimita (स्तिमित): defined in 4 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र): defined in 17 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Lagna (lagnā, लग्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Praudhapratapa (prauḍhapratāpa, प्रौढप्रताप): defined in 3 categories.
Adana (अदन): defined in 14 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Iha (īhā, ईहा): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Anatha (anātha, अनाथ): defined in 11 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇā, शरणा): defined in 18 categories.
Anukampaniya (anukampanīyā, अनुकम्पनीया): defined in 2 categories.
Pranadhika (prāṇādhikā, प्राणाधिका): defined in 3 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.

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

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 stimitavastramivāṅgalagnāṃ prauḍhapratāpamadanānalataptadehām
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • stimita -
  • stimita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stimita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stim -> stimita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √stim class 4 verb]
    stim -> stimita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √stim class 4 verb]
  • vastram -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lagnām -
  • lagnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]
  • prauḍhapratāpam -
  • prauḍhapratāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prauḍhapratāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prauḍhapratāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adanā -
  • adana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • analat -
  • nal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • īhām -
  • īh -> īhām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √īh]
    īhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bālāmanāthaśaraṇāmanukampanīyāṃ prāṇādhikāṃ kṣaṇamahaṃ na hi vismarāmi
  • bālām -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anātha -
  • anātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anātha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇām -
  • śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anukampanīyām -
  • anukampanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāṇādhikām -
  • prāṇādhikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • smarāmi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first 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 946 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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