Sanskrit quote nr. 3807 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असौ विद्याशाली शिशुरपि विनिर्गत्य भवनाद् ।
इहायातः संप्रत्यविकलशरच्चन्द्रवदनः ॥asau vidyāśālī śiśurapi vinirgatya bhavanād |
ihāyātaḥ saṃpratyavikalaśaraccandravadanaḥ ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Shali (sali, śāli, शालि, śālī, शाली): defined in 19 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ayata (ayāta, अयात): defined in 14 categories.
Samprati (सम्प्रति): defined in 9 categories.
Avikala (अविकल): defined in 5 categories.
Sharaccandra (saraccandra, śaraccandra, शरच्चन्द्र): defined in 1 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “asau vidyāśālī śiśurapi vinirgatya bhavanād”
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śālī -
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śālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śāli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śiśur -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vinirgatya -
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- Cannot analyse bhavanād
- Line 2: “ihāyātaḥ saṃpratyavikalaśaraccandravadanaḥ”
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ayātaḥ -
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ayāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sampratya -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- avikala -
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avikala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avikala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaraccandra -
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śaraccandra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadan -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 3807 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.