Sanskrit quote nr. 2336 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविनः ।
चत्वारि तस्य वर्धन्त आयुः प्रज्ञा यशो बलम् ॥abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhopasevinaḥ |
catvāri tasya vardhanta āyuḥ prajñā yaśo balam ||
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.
Abhivadanashila (abhivadanasila, abhivādanaśīla, अभिवादनशील): defined in 1 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Vriddhopasevin (vrddhopasevin, vṛddhopasevin, वृद्धोपसेविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Prajna (prajña, प्रज्ञ, prajñā, प्रज्ञा): defined in 11 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhopasevinaḥ”
- abhivādanaśīlasya -
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abhivādanaśīla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]abhivādanaśīla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vṛddhopasevinaḥ -
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vṛddhopasevin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vṛddhopasevin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “catvāri tasya vardhanta āyuḥ prajñā yaśo balam”
- catvā -
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catu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse vardhanta*āy
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajñā* -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2336 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.