Sanskrit quote nr. 2800 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये ताल व्रीडां व्रज गुरुतया भाति न भवान् ।
फले न च्छाया नो कठिनपरिवारो हि भवतः ॥aye tāla vrīḍāṃ vraja gurutayā bhāti na bhavān |
phale na cchāyā no kaṭhinaparivāro hi bhavataḥ ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल): defined in 25 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Vraja (व्रज): defined in 8 categories.
Guruta (gurutā, गुरुता): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Phala (फल, phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Phali (फलि): defined in 7 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन): defined in 8 categories.
Parivara (parivāra, परिवार): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali
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: “aye tāla vrīḍāṃ vraja gurutayā bhāti na bhavān”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tāla -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vrīḍām -
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vrīḍā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vraja -
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vraja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vraja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vraj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gurutayā -
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gurutā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “phale na cchāyā no kaṭhinaparivāro hi bhavataḥ”
- phale -
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phala (noun, masculine)[locative single]phala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]phali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cchāyā*no
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kaṭhina -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parivāro* -
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parivāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhavataḥ -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 2800 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.