Sanskrit quote nr. 4776 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ हालाहलहुतभुजा दत्तहस्तावलम्बो ।
बाल्ये शंभोर्निटिलमहसा बद्धमैत्रीनिरूढः ॥ādau hālāhalahutabhujā dattahastāvalambo |
bālye śaṃbhorniṭilamahasā baddhamaitrīnirūḍhaḥ ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Halahala (hālāhala, हालाहल): defined in 11 categories.
Hutabhuj (हुतभुज्): defined in 3 categories.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Nitila (niṭila, निटिल): defined in 2 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Nirudha (nirūḍha, निरूढ): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (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: “ādau hālāhalahutabhujā dattahastāvalambo”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- hālāhala -
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hālāhala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hālāhala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hutabhujā -
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hutabhuj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse dattahastāvalambo
- Line 2: “bālye śaṃbhorniṭilamahasā baddhamaitrīnirūḍhaḥ”
- bālye -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śambhor -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- niṭilam -
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niṭila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aha -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- baddham -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]baddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]baddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ait -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- nirūḍhaḥ -
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nirūḍha (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 4776 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.