Sanskrit quote nr. 959 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तामविगणय्य कृतापराधम् आपादमूलपतितं सहसा चलन्तीम् ।
वस्त्राञ्चलं मम करान्निजमाक्षिपन्तीं मा मेति रोषपरुषं वदतीं स्मरामि ॥adyāpi tāmavigaṇayya kṛtāparādham āpādamūlapatitaṃ sahasā calantīm |
vastrāñcalaṃ mama karānnijamākṣipantīṃ mā meti roṣaparuṣaṃ vadatīṃ smarāmi ||
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.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Kritaparadha (krtaparadha, kṛtāparādha, कृतापराध): defined in 3 categories.
Apada (āpāda, आपाद): defined in 10 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vastrancala (vastrāñcala, वस्त्राञ्चल): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Kshipanti (ksipanti, kṣipantī, क्षिपन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Parusham (parusam, paruṣam, परुषम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parusha (parusa, paruṣa, परुष): defined in 11 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavya (poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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 tāmavigaṇayya kṛtāparādham āpādamūlapatitaṃ sahasā calantīm”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāma -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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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]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṇayya -
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√gaṇ -> gaṇayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gaṇ]
- kṛtāparādham -
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kṛtāparādha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtāparādha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtāparādhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āpāda -
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āpāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūla -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- calantī -
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√cal (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vastrāñcalaṃ mama karānnijamākṣipantīṃ mā meti roṣaparuṣaṃ vadatīṃ smarāmi”
- vastrāñcalam -
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vastrāñcala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- 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]
- karān -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- nijam -
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nija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣipantīm -
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√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single], [dative single], [genitive single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- roṣa -
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roṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ruṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paruṣam -
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paruṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vadatī -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first 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 959 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.