Sanskrit quote nr. 2144 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्युन्मत्तात् प्रलपतो बालाच्च परिसर्पतः ।
सर्वतः सारमादद्याद् अश्मभ्य इव काञ्चनम् ॥apyunmattāt pralapato bālācca parisarpataḥ |
sarvataḥ sāramādadyād aśmabhya iva kāñcanam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Unmatta (उन्मत्त): defined in 15 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Lapat (लपत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Parisarpa (परिसर्प): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Adadi (ādadi, आददि): defined in 3 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kancana (kāñcana, काञ्चन): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “apyunmattāt pralapato bālācca parisarpataḥ”
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- unmattāt -
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unmatta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]unmatta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- lapato* -
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√lap -> lapat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √lap class 1 verb], [ablative single from √lap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lap class 1 verb]√lap -> lapat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √lap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lap class 1 verb]√lap (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- bālāc -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parisarpa -
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parisarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvataḥ sāramādadyād aśmabhya iva kāñcanam”
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- ādadyā -
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ādadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- ād -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aśmabhya* -
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aśman (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāñcanam -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 2144 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.