Sanskrit quote nr. 3082 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलंकरोति हि जरा राजामात्यभिषग्यतीन् ।
विडम्बयति पण्यस्त्रीमल्लगायनसेवकान् ॥alaṃkaroti hi jarā rājāmātyabhiṣagyatīn |
viḍambayati paṇyastrīmallagāyanasevakān ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jara (जर, jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Jaras (जरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Vidamba (viḍamba, विडम्ब): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Panyastri (paṇyastrī, पण्यस्त्री): defined in 3 categories.
Alla (allā, अल्ला): defined in 7 categories.
Gayana (gāyana, गायन): defined in 8 categories.
Sevaka (सेवक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “alaṃkaroti hi jarā rājāmātyabhiṣagyatīn”
- alaṅ -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jarā* -
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jara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]jaras (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jaras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājāmā -
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√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- atya -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√at -> atya (absolutive)[absolutive from √at]
- abhiṣag -
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abhiṣac (noun, masculine)[compound]
- yatīn -
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yati (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “viḍambayati paṇyastrīmallagāyanasevakān”
- viḍamba -
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viḍamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viḍamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- paṇyastrīm -
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paṇyastrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alla -
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allā (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- gāyana -
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gāyana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gāyana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevakān -
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sevaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 3082 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.