Sanskrit quote nr. 4542 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आतुरे नियमो नास्ति बाले वृद्धे तथैव च ।
पराचाररते चैव एष धर्मः सनातनः ॥āture niyamo nāsti bāle vṛddhe tathaiva ca |
parācārarate caiva eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
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.
Atura (ātura, आतुर, āturā, आतुरा): defined in 10 categories.
Niyama (नियम): defined in 17 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध, vṛddhā, वृद्धा): defined in 17 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Sanatana (sanātana, सनातन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “āture niyamo nāsti bāle vṛddhe tathaiva ca”
- āture -
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ātura (noun, masculine)[locative single]ātura (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āturā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- niyamo* -
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niyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāle -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vṛddhe -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vṛddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “parācārarate caiva eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ”
- parā -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācāra -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rate -
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rata (noun, masculine)[locative single]rata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva* -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sanātanaḥ -
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sanātana (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 4542 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.