Sanskrit quote nr. 1004 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यैव हसितं गीतं क्रीडितं यैः शरीरिभिः ।
अद्यैव ते न दृश्यन्ते पश्य कालस्य चेष्टितम् ॥adyaiva hasitaṃ gītaṃ krīḍitaṃ yaiḥ śarīribhiḥ |
adyaiva te na dṛśyante paśya kālasya ceṣṭitam ||
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.
Adyaiva (अद्यैव): defined in 1 categories.
Hasita (हसित): defined in 7 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत): defined in 14 categories.
Kridita (krīḍita, क्रीडित): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sharirin (saririn, śarīrin, शरीरिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Ceshtita (cestita, ceṣṭita, चेष्टित): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, India history, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “adyaiva hasitaṃ gītaṃ krīḍitaṃ yaiḥ śarīribhiḥ”
- adyaiva -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hasitam -
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hasita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hasita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hasitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√has -> hasita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
- gītam -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- krīḍitam -
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krīḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]krīḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]krīḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √krīḍ]√krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √krīḍ]√krīḍ -> krīḍitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √krīḍ]√krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √krīḍ]√krīḍ -> krīḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √krīḍ], [accusative single from √krīḍ]
- yaiḥ -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śarīribhiḥ -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “adyaiva te na dṛśyante paśya kālasya ceṣṭitam”
- adyaiva -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- kālasya -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ceṣṭitam -
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ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
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 1004 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.