Sanskrit quote nr. 4928 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपन्नया सन्नगिरा वेपमानोरुमूलया ।
जातो मे जरया सार्धं नववध्वेव संगमः ॥āpannayā sannagirā vepamānorumūlayā |
jāto me jarayā sārdhaṃ navavadhveva saṃgamaḥ ||
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.
Apanna (āpannā, आपन्ना): defined in 7 categories.
Sanna (सन्न): defined in 10 categories.
Gira (गिर, girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Vepamana (vepamāna, वेपमान, vepamānā, वेपमाना): defined in 2 categories.
Urumula (ūrumūla, ऊरुमूल): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Jatri (jatr, jātṛ, जातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Navavadhu (navavadhū, नववधू): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavya (poetry), Nepali
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: “āpannayā sannagirā vepamānorumūlayā”
- āpannayā -
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āpannā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sanna -
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sanna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sanna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad -> sanna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]√sad -> sanna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
- girā* -
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gira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]girā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vepamāno -
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√vip -> vepamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vip class 1 verb]√vip -> vepamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vip class 1 verb]√vip -> vepamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vip class 1 verb]
- ūrumūla -
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ūrumūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jāto me jarayā sārdhaṃ navavadhveva saṃgamaḥ”
- jāto* -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- jarayā -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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]
- navavadhve -
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navavadhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgamaḥ -
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saṅgama (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 4928 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.