Sanskrit quote nr. 951 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तानि मृदुवाक्यसुभाषितानि तिर्थग्विवर्त्तिनयनान्तनिरीक्षणानि लीलालसाञ्चितगतानि शुचिस्मितानि तस्याः स्मरामि मदविभ्रमचेष्टितानि ।
adyāpi tāni mṛduvākyasubhāṣitāni tirthagvivarttinayanāntanirīkṣaṇāni līlālasāñcitagatāni śucismitāni tasyāḥ smarāmi madavibhramaceṣṭitāni |
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): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Mriduvac (mrduvac, mṛduvāc, मृदुवाच्): defined in 1 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Ancita (añcita, अञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Shucismita (sucismita, śucismita, शुचिस्मित): defined in 2 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Ceshtita (cestita, ceṣṭita, चेष्टित): defined in 10 categories.
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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 mṛduvākyasubhāṣitāni tirthagvivarttinayanāntanirīkṣaṇāni līlālasāñcitagatāni śucismitāni tasyāḥ smarāmi madavibhramaceṣṭitāni”
- 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]
- mṛduvāk -
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mṛduvāc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mṛduvāc (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- asu -
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asu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]asū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhāṣitāni -
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bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse tirthagvivarttinayanāntanirīkṣaṇāni*lī
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alasā -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]alasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- añcita -
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añcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]añcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[compound from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √añc]√añc -> añcita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √añc]
- gatāni -
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gata (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śucismitāni -
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śucismita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- mada -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vibhrama -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ceṣṭitāni -
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ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ceṣṭ], [vocative plural from √ceṣṭ], [accusative plural from √ceṣṭ]
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 951 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.