Sanskrit quote nr. 4235 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकर्ण्य जयदेवस्य गोविन्दानन्दिनीर्गिरः ।
बालिशाः कालिदासाय स्पृहयन्तु वयं तु न ॥ākarṇya jayadevasya govindānandinīrgiraḥ |
bāliśāḥ kālidāsāya spṛhayantu vayaṃ tu na ||
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.
Jayadeva (जयदेव): defined in 6 categories.
Govinda (गोविन्द): defined in 17 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Kalidasa (kālidāsa, कालिदास): defined in 7 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), 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: “ākarṇya jayadevasya govindānandinīrgiraḥ”
- ākarṇya -
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- jayadevasya -
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jayadeva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- govindān -
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govinda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- andi -
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ad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nīr -
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ni (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]nī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]nī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bāliśāḥ kālidāsāya spṛhayantu vayaṃ tu na”
- bāliśāḥ -
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bāliśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bāliśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kālidāsāya -
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kālidāsa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- spṛhayantu -
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√spṛh (verb class 10)[imperative active third plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [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 4235 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.