Sanskrit quote nr. 1569 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन सार्धं तव यौवनेन कोटिं परामच्छिदुरोऽध्यरोहत् ।
प्रेमापि तन्वि त्वयि वासवस्य गुणोऽपि चापे सुमनःशरस्य ॥anena sārdhaṃ tava yauvanena koṭiṃ parāmacchiduro'dhyarohat |
premāpi tanvi tvayi vāsavasya guṇo'pi cāpe sumanaḥśarasya ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Koti (koṭi, कोटि): defined in 16 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shi (si, śī, शी): defined in 6 categories.
Dur (दुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Dura (दुर): defined in 13 categories.
Duru (दुरु): defined in 2 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Prema (premā, प्रेमा): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Vasava (vāsava, वासव): defined in 15 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “anena sārdhaṃ tava yauvanena koṭiṃ parāmacchiduro'dhyarohat”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- yauvanena -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- koṭim -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- parām -
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parā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- acch -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śi -
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śi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śī (noun, feminine)[adverb]śī (noun, masculine)[adverb]śī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- duro' -
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dur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dur (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]duru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arohat -
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√ruh (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “premāpi tanvi tvayi vāsavasya guṇo'pi cāpe sumanaḥśarasya”
- premā -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]premā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tanvi -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tanvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- vāsavasya -
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vāsava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vāsava (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- guṇo' -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cāpe -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sumanaḥ -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śarasya -
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śara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śara (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 1569 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.