Sanskrit quote nr. 973 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि मे निशि दिवा हृदयं दुनोति पूर्णेन्दुसुन्दरसुखं मम वल्लभायाः ।
लावण्यनिर्जितरतिक्षतकामदर्पं भूयः पुरः प्रतिपदं न विलोक्यते यत् ॥adyāpi me niśi divā hṛdayaṃ dunoti pūrṇendusundarasukhaṃ mama vallabhāyāḥ |
lāvaṇyanirjitaratikṣatakāmadarpaṃ bhūyaḥ puraḥ pratipadaṃ na vilokyate yat ||
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.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Diva (divā, दिवा): defined in 12 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divan (दिवन्): defined in 4 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Vallabha (vallabhā, वल्लभा): defined in 12 categories.
Lavani (lāvaṇī, लावणी): defined in 8 categories.
Lavanya (lāvaṇya, लावण्य): defined in 9 categories.
Anirjita (अनिर्जित): defined in 2 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत): defined in 10 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Pratipada (प्रतिपद): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vilokin (विलोकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vilokya (विलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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 me niśi divā hṛdayaṃ dunoti pūrṇendusundarasukhaṃ mama vallabhāyāḥ”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- divā -
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divā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]div (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]divan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dunoti -
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√du (verb class 5)[present active third single]√dū (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- pūrṇendu -
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pūrṇendu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sundara -
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sundara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- vallabhāyāḥ -
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vallabhā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “lāvaṇyanirjitaratikṣatakāmadarpaṃ bhūyaḥ puraḥ pratipadaṃ na vilokyate yat”
- lāvaṇya -
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lāvaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anirjita -
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anirjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anirjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kṣata -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- kāma -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darpam -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhūyaḥ -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puraḥ -
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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]
- pratipadam -
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pratipada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratipadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilokya -
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vilokin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vilokin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vilokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ate -
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- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [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 973 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.