Sanskrit quote nr. 4339 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रान्ते शैशवेऽस्मिन्नभिनववयसा शासनान्मीनकेतोर् ।
बालाया नेत्रयुग्मं श्रुतियुगमविशद् भ्रूयुगेनापि सार्धम् ॥ākrānte śaiśave'sminnabhinavavayasā śāsanānmīnaketor |
bālāyā netrayugmaṃ śrutiyugamaviśad bhrūyugenāpi sārdham ||
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.
Akranta (ākrānta, आक्रान्त, ākrāntā, आक्रान्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Akranti (ākrānti, आक्रान्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Shaishava (saisava, śaiśava, शैशव, śaiśavā, शैशवा): defined in 5 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Ayugma (अयुग्म): defined in 1 categories.
Shrutin (srutin, śrutin, श्रुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 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: “ākrānte śaiśave'sminnabhinavavayasā śāsanānmīnaketor”
- ākrānte -
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ākrānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākrānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ākrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ākrānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śaiśave' -
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śaiśava (noun, masculine)[locative single]śaiśava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śaiśavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- abhinava -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vayasā -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse śāsanānmīnaketor
- Line 2: “bālāyā netrayugmaṃ śrutiyugamaviśad bhrūyugenāpi sārdham”
- bālāyā* -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- netra -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]netṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayugmam -
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ayugma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayugma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayugmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aviśad -
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√viś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third single]
- bhrū -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- yugenā -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4339 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.