Sanskrit quote nr. 978 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि शीतद्युतिरात्मबिम्बं निर्माय निर्माय पुनर्भुनक्ति ।
तस्या मुखेनायतलोचनायाः कर्तुं न शक्तिः सदृशं प्रियायाः ॥

adyāpi śītadyutirātmabimbaṃ nirmāya nirmāya punarbhunakti |
tasyā mukhenāyatalocanāyāḥ kartuṃ na śaktiḥ sadṛśaṃ priyāyāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 3 categories.
Shitadyuti (sitadyuti, śītadyuti, शीतद्युति): defined in 2 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Nirmaya (nirmāya, निर्माय): defined in 5 categories.
Punarbhu (punarbhū, पुनर्भू): defined in 5 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ayata (अयत): defined in 14 categories.
Locana (locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Sadrisham (sadrsam, sadṛśam, सदृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrish (sadrs, sadṛś, सदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrisha (sadrsa, sadṛśa, सदृश): defined in 11 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (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 śītadyutirātmabimbaṃ nirmāya nirmāya punarbhunakti
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śītadyutir -
  • śītadyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bimbam -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirmāya -
  • nirmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmāya -
  • nirmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punarbhu -
  • punarbhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    punarbhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    punarbhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nakti -
  • nakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tasyā mukhenāyatalocanāyāḥ kartuṃ na śaktiḥ sadṛśaṃ priyāyāḥ
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mukhenā -
  • mukhena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ayata -
  • ayata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locanāyāḥ -
  • locanā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktiḥ -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadṛśam -
  • sadṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • priyāyāḥ -
  • priyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 978 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.

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