Sanskrit quote nr. 5149 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुर्वर्षशतं नृणां परिमितं रात्रौ तदर्धं हृतं ।
तस्यार्धस्य च किंचिदेव जरया बाल्येन किंचिद् हृतम् ॥āyurvarṣaśataṃ nṛṇāṃ parimitaṃ rātrau tadardhaṃ hṛtaṃ |
tasyārdhasya ca kiṃcideva jarayā bālyena kiṃcid hṛtam ||
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.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Varshashata (varsasata, varṣaśata, वर्षशत): defined in 2 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Parimit (परिमित्): defined in 2 categories.
Parimita (परिमित): defined in 5 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 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: “āyurvarṣaśataṃ nṛṇāṃ parimitaṃ rātrau tadardhaṃ hṛtaṃ”
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- varṣaśatam -
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varṣaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- parimitam -
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parimita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parimita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parimitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]parimit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛtam -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tasyārdhasya ca kiṃcideva jarayā bālyena kiṃcid hṛtam”
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ardhasya -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ardha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiñcide -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jarayā -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- bālyena -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kiñcid -
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- hṛtam -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
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 5149 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.