Sanskrit quote nr. 988 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्याप्यहं विकचकुन्दसमानदन्तं तिर्यग्विवर्तितविशालविलोचनान्तम् ।
तस्या मुखं सुविजितेन्दु न विस्मरामि चोद्यं कृतज्ञ इव साधुकृतोपकारम् ॥

adyāpyahaṃ vikacakundasamānadantaṃ tiryagvivartitaviśālavilocanāntam |
tasyā mukhaṃ suvijitendu na vismarāmi codyaṃ kṛtajña iva sādhukṛtopakāram ||

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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vikaca (विकच): defined in 9 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Samana (samāna, समान): defined in 18 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Vivartita (विवर्तित): defined in 5 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Vilocana (विलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित, jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Jiti (जिति): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Codya (चोद्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kritajna (krtajna, kṛtajña, कृतज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sadhukrit (sadhukrt, sādhukṛt, साधुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadhukrita (sadhukrta, sādhukṛta, साधुकृत, sādhukṛtā, साधुकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil

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: “adyāpyahaṃ vikacakundasamānadantaṃ tiryagvivartitaviśālavilocanāntam”
adyāpya -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
vikaca -
vikaca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikaca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kunda (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

samāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dantam -
danta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tiryag -
tiryak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vivartita -
vivartita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vivartita (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

viśāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilocanān -
vilocana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tasyā mukhaṃ suvijitendu na vismarāmi codyaṃ kṛtajña iva sādhukṛtopakāram”
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
suvi -
sū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
jite -
jita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

jita (noun, neuter)

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

jit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

jit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

jitā (noun, feminine)

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

jiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb]
indu -
indu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
smarāmi -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
codyam -
codya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

codya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

codyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cud -> codya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √cud]

√cud -> codya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √cud]

√cud -> codyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √cud]

√cud -> codya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √cud]

√cud -> codya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cud], [accusative single from √cud]
kṛtajña* -
kṛtajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sādhukṛto -
sādhukṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sādhukṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sādhukṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sādhukṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sādhukṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upakāram -
upakāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative 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 988 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