Sanskrit quote nr. 961 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तामित इतश्च पुरश्च पश्चाद् अन्तर्बहिः परित एव परिभ्रमन्तीम् ।
पश्यामि फुल्लकनकाम्बुजसंनिभेन् वक्त्रेण तिर्यगपवर्तितलोचनेन ॥adyāpi tāmita itaśca puraśca paścād antarbahiḥ parita eva paribhramantīm |
paśyāmi phullakanakāmbujasaṃnibhen vaktreṇa tiryagapavartitalocanena ||
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.
Tami (tāmī, तामी): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Phullaka (फुल्लक): defined in 2 categories.
Naka (नक): defined in 7 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Tiryaga (तिर्यग): defined in 4 categories.
Pava (पव, pavā, पवा): defined in 8 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Prakrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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 tāmita itaśca puraśca paścād antarbahiḥ parita eva paribhramantīm”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāmi -
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tāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ta* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itaś -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puraś -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parita* -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhramantī -
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bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√bhram (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “paśyāmi phullakanakāmbujasaṃnibhen vaktreṇa tiryagapavartitalocanena”
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- phullaka -
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phullaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nakā -
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naka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambuja -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnibhe -
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saṃnibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]saṃnibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vaktreṇa -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tiryaga -
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tiryaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tiryaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pavar -
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pava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pav (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√pū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ṛti -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- talo -
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- cane -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 961 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.