Sanskrit quote nr. 977 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि विस्मयकरी त्रिदशान् विहाय बुद्धिर्बलाच्चलति मे किमहं करोमि ।
जानन्नपि प्रतिमुहूर्तमिहान्तकाले कान्तेति वल्लभतरेति ममेति धीरा ॥adyāpi vismayakarī tridaśān vihāya buddhirbalāccalati me kimahaṃ karomi |
jānannapi pratimuhūrtamihāntakāle kānteti vallabhatareti mameti dhīrā ||
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.
Vismaya (विस्मय): defined in 11 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Tridasha (tridasa, tridaśa, त्रिदश): defined in 8 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Balat (balāt, बलात्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Janat (jānat, जानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Tami (tamī, तमी): defined in 3 categories.
Tamin (तमिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Hat (hāt, हात्): defined in 5 categories.
Taka (तक): defined in 10 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vallabhatara (वल्लभतर, vallabhatarā, वल्लभतरा): defined in 1 categories.
Dhira (dhīrā, धीरा): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 vismayakarī tridaśān vihāya buddhirbalāccalati me kimahaṃ karomi”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vismaya -
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vismaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vismaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karī -
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karī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tridaśān -
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tridaśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- balāc -
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balāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- calati -
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√cal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- 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]
- 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]
- Line 2: “jānannapi pratimuhūrtamihāntakāle kānteti vallabhatareti mameti dhīrā”
- jānann -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pratim -
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prati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uhūr -
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- tami -
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tami (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tamī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hān -
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ha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√hā -> hāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb]
- takā -
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taka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ale -
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ala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kānte -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vallabhatare -
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vallabhatara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vallabhatara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vallabhatarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mame -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dhīrā -
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dhīrā (noun, feminine)[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 977 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.