Sanskrit quote nr. 3478 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशनैरशनैर्बाल्ये यौवने घस्मरात् स्मरात् ।
कल्यवैकल्यतः शेषे स्फुटं नष्टं वयो नृणाम् ॥aśanairaśanairbālye yauvane ghasmarāt smarāt |
kalyavaikalyataḥ śeṣe sphuṭaṃ naṣṭaṃ vayo nṛṇām ||
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.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Ghasmara (घस्मर): defined in 7 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Kalya (कल्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vaikalya (वैकल्य): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष, śeṣā, शेषा): defined in 19 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “aśanairaśanairbālye yauvane ghasmarāt smarāt”
- aśanair -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aśana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- aśanair -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aśana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bālye -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yauvane -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ghasmarāt -
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ghasmara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ghasmara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- smarāt -
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smara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]smara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “kalyavaikalyataḥ śeṣe sphuṭaṃ naṣṭaṃ vayo nṛṇām”
- kalya -
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kalya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal -> kalya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kal]√kal -> kalya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- vaikalya -
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vaikalya (noun, neuter)[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]
- śeṣe -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śeṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śaṣ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√śī (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naṣṭam -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- vayo* -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ve (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 3478 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.