Sanskrit quote nr. 3877 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्थानाभिनिवेशिता रतिपतेरौचित्यभङ्गो रतेर् ।
वैयर्थ्यं नवयौवनस्य किमपि प्रेम्णः कलङ्काङ्कुरः ॥asthānābhiniveśitā ratipateraucityabhaṅgo rater |
vaiyarthyaṃ navayauvanasya kimapi premṇaḥ kalaṅkāṅkuraḥ ||
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.
Asthana (asthāna, अस्थान, asthānā, अस्थाना): defined in 6 categories.
Abhiniveshita (abhinivesita, abhiniveśita, अभिनिवेशित, abhiniveśitā, अभिनिवेशिता): defined in 1 categories.
Ratipati (रतिपति): defined in 4 categories.
Aucitya (औचित्य): defined in 5 categories.
Vaiyarthya (वैयर्थ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Nava (navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “asthānābhiniveśitā ratipateraucityabhaṅgo rater”
- asthānā -
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asthāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]asthānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhiniveśitā* -
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abhiniveśita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhiniveśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ratipater -
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ratipati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aucitya -
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aucitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaṅgo* -
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- Cannot analyse rater
- Line 2: “vaiyarthyaṃ navayauvanasya kimapi premṇaḥ kalaṅkāṅkuraḥ”
- vaiyarthyam -
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vaiyarthya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- navayau -
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navā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- auvan -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- premṇaḥ -
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preman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]preman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kalaṅkā -
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kalaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkuraḥ -
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aṅkura (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 3877 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.