Sanskrit quote nr. 967 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि धावति मनः किमहं करोमि सार्धं सखीभिरपि वासगृहे सुकान्ते ।
कान्ताङ्गसंगपरिहासविचित्रनृत्ये क्रीडाभिराम इति यातु मदीयकालः ॥adyāpi dhāvati manaḥ kimahaṃ karomi sārdhaṃ sakhībhirapi vāsagṛhe sukānte |
kāntāṅgasaṃgaparihāsavicitranṛtye krīḍābhirāma iti yātu madīyakālaḥ ||
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.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vasagriha (vasagrha, vāsagṛha, वासगृह): defined in 3 categories.
Sukanta (sukānta, सुकान्त, sukāntā, सुकान्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Sukanti (sukānti, सुकान्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Angasanga (aṅgasaṅga, अङ्गसङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Parihasa (parihāsa, परिहास): defined in 9 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Nritya (nrtya, nṛtya, नृत्य, nṛtyā, नृत्या): defined in 11 categories.
Krida (krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yatu (yātu, यातु): defined in 4 categories.
Madiya (madīya, मदीय): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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 dhāvati manaḥ kimahaṃ karomi sārdhaṃ sakhībhirapi vāsagṛhe sukānte”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhāvati -
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dhāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhāvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- karomi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active first single]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sakhībhir -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vāsagṛhe -
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vāsagṛha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sukānte -
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sukānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]sukānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sukāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sukānti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kāntāṅgasaṃgaparihāsavicitranṛtye krīḍābhirāma iti yātu madīyakālaḥ”
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- aṅgasaṅga -
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aṅgasaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parihāsa -
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parihāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicitra -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛtye -
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nṛtya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt (verb class 4)[present passive first single]
- krīḍābhir -
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krīḍā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- āma* -
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āma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yātu -
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yātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- madīya -
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madīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 967 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.