Sanskrit quote nr. 964 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तामुरसिजद्वयमुन्नमय्य मध्ये वलित्रितयलक्षितरोमराजिम् ।
ध्यायामि वेल्लितभुजां विहिताङ्गभङ्गं व्याजेन नाभिकुहरं मम दर्शयन्तीम् ॥adyāpi tāmurasijadvayamunnamayya madhye valitritayalakṣitaromarājim |
dhyāyāmi vellitabhujāṃ vihitāṅgabhaṅgaṃ vyājena nābhikuharaṃ mama darśayantīm ||
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.
Tamu (tāmu, तामु): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Unnamayya (उन्नमय्य): defined in 1 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Vali (valī, वली): defined in 14 categories.
Tritaya (त्रितय): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshita (laksita, lakṣita, लक्षित): defined in 7 categories.
Romaraji (romarāji, रोमराजि): defined in 4 categories.
Vellita (वेल्लित): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Vihita (विहित, vihitā, विहिता): defined in 9 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 tāmurasijadvayamunnamayya madhye valitritayalakṣitaromarājim”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tāmur -
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tāmu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- unnamayya -
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unnamayya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vali -
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valī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tritaya -
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tritaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣita -
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lakṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- romarājim -
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romarāji (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dhyāyāmi vellitabhujāṃ vihitāṅgabhaṅgaṃ vyājena nābhikuharaṃ mama darśayantīm”
- dhyāyāmi -
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√dhyā (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- vellita -
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vellita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vellita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vell -> vellita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vell class 1 verb]√vell -> vellita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vell class 1 verb]
- bhujām -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]bhuj (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhujā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vihitā -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vihitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhaṅgam -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyājena -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nābhi -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kuharam -
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kuhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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]
- darśayantīm -
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√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √dṛś]
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 964 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.