Sanskrit quote nr. 4982 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ बाल्यं भवता समीर कतिधा सार्धं मृणालीदलं ।
भुक्तं केलिकथामृतैरपि तथा नीतं रहः सादरम् ॥ā bālyaṃ bhavatā samīra katidhā sārdhaṃ mṛṇālīdalaṃ |
bhuktaṃ kelikathāmṛtairapi tathā nītaṃ rahaḥ sādaram ||
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.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Katidha (katidhā, कतिधा): defined in 1 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Mrinalin (mrnalin, mṛṇālin, मृणालिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Kelika (केलिक): defined in 2 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.
Rahah (rahaḥ, रहः): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Sadaram (sādaram, सादरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sadara (sādara, सादर): defined in 8 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: “ā bālyaṃ bhavatā samīra katidhā sārdhaṃ mṛṇālīdalaṃ”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bālyam -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavatā -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- samīra -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- katidhā -
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katidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- mṛṇālī -
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mṛṇālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dalam -
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dala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhuktaṃ kelikathāmṛtairapi tathā nītaṃ rahaḥ sādaram”
- bhuktam -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kelika -
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kelika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kelika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- thā -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amṛtair -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]amṛta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nītam -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- rahaḥ -
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rahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādaram -
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sādaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādarā (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 4982 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.