Sanskrit quote nr. 972 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि मारुतविधूतलतावितानां वीणाविनोदरचनां मम जीवितेशाम् ।
पञ्चेषुराष्ट्रकमलां शुभवेदिमध्यां ध्यायामि चेतसि सर्तीं मदनाभिरामाम् ॥adyāpi mārutavidhūtalatāvitānāṃ vīṇāvinodaracanāṃ mama jīviteśām |
pañceṣurāṣṭrakamalāṃ śubhavedimadhyāṃ dhyāyāmi cetasi sartīṃ madanābhirāmām ||
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.
Maruta (māruta, मारुत): defined in 13 categories.
Vidhuta (vidhūta, विधूत): defined in 4 categories.
Latavitana (latāvitāna, लतावितान): defined in 1 categories.
Vinavinoda (vīṇāvinoda, वीणाविनोद): defined in 1 categories.
Racana (racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jivitesha (jivitesa, jīviteśa, जीवितेश): defined in 3 categories.
Panceshu (pancesu, pañceṣu, पञ्चेषु): defined in 2 categories.
Kamala (kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Vedimadhya (vedimadhyā, वेदिमध्या): defined in 1 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Madanabhirama (madanābhirāma, मदनाभिराम): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 mārutavidhūtalatāvitānāṃ vīṇāvinodaracanāṃ mama jīviteśām”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māruta -
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māruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhūta -
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vidhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- latāvitānā -
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latāvitāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vīṇāvinoda -
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vīṇāvinoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- racanām -
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racanā (noun, feminine)[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]
- jīviteśā -
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jīviteśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pañceṣurāṣṭrakamalāṃ śubhavedimadhyāṃ dhyāyāmi cetasi sartīṃ madanābhirāmām”
- pañceṣur -
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pañceṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āṣṭra -
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āṣṭra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalām -
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kamalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śubha -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vedimadhyām -
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vedimadhyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhyāyāmi -
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√dhyā (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- sar -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtī -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- madanābhirāmā -
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madanābhirāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 972 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.