Sanskrit quote nr. 454 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानोपहतो बाल्ये यौवने मदनाहतः ।
शेषे कलत्रचिन्तार्तः किं करोतु कदा जनः ॥ajñānopahato bālye yauvane madanāhataḥ |
śeṣe kalatracintārtaḥ kiṃ karotu kadā janaḥ ||
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.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान, ajñānā, अज्ञाना): defined in 12 categories.
Upahata (उपहत): defined in 5 categories.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Madana (मदन, madanā, मदना): defined in 17 categories.
Ahata (अहत): defined in 10 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष, śeṣā, शेषा): defined in 19 categories.
Kalatra (कलत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Arta (ārta, आर्त): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kada (कद): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), India history, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ajñānopahato bālye yauvane madanāhataḥ”
- ajñāno -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upahato* -
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upahata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bālye -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yauvane -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- madanā -
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madana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahataḥ -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śeṣe kalatracintārtaḥ kiṃ karotu kadā janaḥ”
- śeṣe -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śeṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śaṣ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√śī (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- kalatra -
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kalatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ārtaḥ -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karotu -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active third single]
- kadā* -
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kada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (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 454 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.