Sanskrit quote nr. 949 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तानि मम चेतसि संस्फुरन्ति कर्णान्तसंगतकटाक्षनिरीक्षितानि ।
तस्याः स्मरज्वरकराणि मदालसानि लीलाविलासबहुलानि विलोचनानि ॥adyāpi tāni mama cetasi saṃsphuranti karṇāntasaṃgatakaṭākṣanirīkṣitāni |
tasyāḥ smarajvarakarāṇi madālasāni līlāvilāsabahulāni vilocanāni ||
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 (त, ṭa, ट, ṭā, टा): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sphuranti (sphurantī, स्फुरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Irin (इरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ikshita (iksita, īkṣita, ईक्षित): defined in 3 categories.
Smarajvara (स्मरज्वर): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Madalasa (madālasa, मदालस): defined in 6 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Bahula (बहुल): defined in 17 categories.
Vilocana (विलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 tāni mama cetasi saṃsphuranti karṇāntasaṃgatakaṭākṣanirīkṣitāni”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāni -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sphuranti -
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sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- karṇān -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- saṅgataka -
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saṅgataka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṭā -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākṣan -
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√akṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- irī -
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irin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]irin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- īkṣitāni -
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īkṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tasyāḥ smarajvarakarāṇi madālasāni līlāvilāsabahulāni vilocanāni”
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- smarajvara -
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smarajvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karāṇi -
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kara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- madālasāni -
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madālasa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vilāsa -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahulāni -
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bahula (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vilocanāni -
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vilocana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 949 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.