Sanskrit quote nr. 962 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि तामुपवने परिचारयुक्तां संचिन्तयाम्युपगतां मदनोत्सवाय ।
मां पार्श्वसंनिहितलोकभयात् सशङ्कं व्यावर्तितेक्षणमनुक्षणमीक्षमाणाम् ॥

adyāpi tāmupavane paricārayuktāṃ saṃcintayāmyupagatāṃ madanotsavāya |
māṃ pārśvasaṃnihitalokabhayāt saśaṅkaṃ vyāvartitekṣaṇamanukṣaṇamīkṣamāṇām ||

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.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Paricara (paricāra, परिचार): defined in 5 categories.
Yukta (yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Upagata (upagatā, उपगता): defined in 7 categories.
Madanotsava (मदनोत्सव): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Parshva (parsva, pārśva, पार्श्व): defined in 14 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Bhayat (bhayāt, भयात्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Vyavartita (vyāvartita, व्यावर्तित, vyāvartitā, व्यावर्तिता): defined in 3 categories.
Anukshanam (anuksanam, anukṣaṇam, अनुक्षणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ikshamana (iksamana, īkṣamāṇā, ईक्षमाणा): defined in 1 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 tāmupavane paricārayuktāṃ saṃcintayāmyupagatāṃ madanotsavāya”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tāmu -
tāmu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pavane -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
paricāra -
paricāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuktām -
yuktā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
sañ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cintayāmyu -
√cint (verb class 10)

[present active first single]
upagatām -
upagatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
madanotsavāya -
madanotsava (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
Line 2: “māṃ pārśvasaṃnihitalokabhayāt saśaṅkaṃ vyāvartitekṣaṇamanukṣaṇamīkṣamāṇām”
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pārśva -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃnihita -
saṃnihita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃnihita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
loka -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhayāt -
bhayāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
saśaṅkam -
saśaṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saśaṅka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saśaṅkā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vyāvartite -
vyāvartita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

vyāvartita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vyāvartitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īkṣaṇam -
īkṣaṇam (adverb)

[adverb]
anukṣaṇam -
anukṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
īkṣamāṇām -
īkṣamāṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√īkṣ -> īkṣamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 962 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019