Sanskrit quote nr. 3742 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारे खलु संसारे सुखभ्रान्तिः शरीरिणाम् ।
लालापानमिवाङ्गुष्ठे बालानां स्तन्यविभ्रमः ॥asāre khalu saṃsāre sukhabhrāntiḥ śarīriṇām |
lālāpānamivāṅguṣṭhe bālānāṃ stanyavibhramaḥ ||
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.
Asara (asāra, असार, asārā, असारा): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Bhranti (bhrānti, भ्रान्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Sharirin (saririn, śarīrin, शरीरिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Lalapana (lālāpāna, लालापान): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Angushtha (angustha, aṅguṣṭha, अङ्गुष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Stanin (स्तनिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Stanya (स्तन्य): defined in 6 categories.
Avibhrama (अविभ्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “asāre khalu saṃsāre sukhabhrāntiḥ śarīriṇām”
- asāre -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]asāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]asārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrāntiḥ -
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bhrānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śarīriṇām -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “lālāpānamivāṅguṣṭhe bālānāṃ stanyavibhramaḥ”
- lālāpānam -
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lālāpāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṅguṣṭhe -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bālānām -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bāla (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- stanya -
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stanin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]stanin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]stanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)[compound from √stan]√stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)[compound from √stan]√stan -> stanya (absolutive)[absolutive from √stan]√stan -> stanya (absolutive)[absolutive from √stan]√stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √stan]√stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √stan]
- avibhramaḥ -
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avibhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3742 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.