Sanskrit quote nr. 958 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तामवहितां मनसाचलेन संचिन्तयामि युवतीं मम जीविताशाम् ।
नान्योपभुक्तनवयौवनभारसारां जन्मान्तरेऽपि मम सैव गतिर्यथा स्यात् ॥adyāpi tāmavahitāṃ manasācalena saṃcintayāmi yuvatīṃ mama jīvitāśām |
nānyopabhuktanavayauvanabhārasārāṃ janmāntare'pi mama saiva gatiryathā syāt ||
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.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 14 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Yuvati (yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Nava (navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Sara (sārā, सारा): defined in 27 categories.
Janmantara (janmāntara, जन्मान्तर): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy
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 tāmavahitāṃ manasācalena saṃcintayāmi yuvatīṃ mama jīvitāśām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāma -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahitā -
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√vah (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acalena -
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acala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]acala (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
- yuvatīm -
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yuvatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
- 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]
- jīvitāśām -
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jīvitāśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “nānyopabhuktanavayauvanabhārasārāṃ janmāntare'pi mama saiva gatiryathā syāt”
- nānyo -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- opa -
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- bhukta -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- navayau -
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navā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- auvan -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sārām -
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sārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- janmāntare' -
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janmāntara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- 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]
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third 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 958 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.