Sanskrit quote nr. 980 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि सा मम मनस्तटिनी सदास्ते रोमाञ्चवीचिविलसद्विपुलस्वभावा ।
कादम्बकेशररुचिः क्षतवीक्षणं मां गात्रक्लमं कथयती प्रियराजहंसी ॥

adyāpi sā mama manastaṭinī sadāste romāñcavīcivilasadvipulasvabhāvā |
kādambakeśararuciḥ kṣatavīkṣaṇaṃ māṃ gātraklamaṃ kathayatī priyarājahaṃsī ||

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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Tatini (taṭinī, तटिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Romanca (romāñca, रोमाञ्च): defined in 9 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Kadambaka (kādambaka, कादम्बक): defined in 7 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत): defined in 10 categories.
Vikshana (viksana, vīkṣaṇa, वीक्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Aklama (अक्लम): defined in 1 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Hamsi (haṃsī, हंसी): defined in 12 categories.
Hamsin (haṃsin, हंसिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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 sā mama manastaṭinī sadāste romāñcavīcivilasadvipulasvabhāvā”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
mama -
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]
manas -
manas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
taṭinī -
taṭinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
sadās -
sada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
romāñca -
romāñca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīci -
vīci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vilasad -
vilasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vilasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vipula -
vipula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vipula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sva -
sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhā -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
avā -
o (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “kādambakeśararuciḥ kṣatavīkṣaṇaṃ māṃ gātraklamaṃ kathayatī priyarājahaṃsī”
kādambake -
kādambaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
śara -
śara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ruciḥ -
ruci (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ruci (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣata -
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]
vīkṣaṇam -
vīkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
gātra -
gātṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

gātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aklamam -
aklama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√klam (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
kathayatī -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb]
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāja -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
haṃsī -
haṃsī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

haṃsin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 980 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019