Sanskrit quote nr. 5150 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुर्वायुचलं सुरेश्वरधनुर्लोलं बलं यौवनं ।
विद्युद्वच् चपलं धनं गिरिनदीकल्लोलवच् चञ्चलम् ॥āyurvāyucalaṃ sureśvaradhanurlolaṃ balaṃ yauvanaṃ |
vidyudvac capalaṃ dhanaṃ girinadīkallolavac cañcalam ||
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.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Sureshvaradhanus (suresvaradhanus, sureśvaradhanus, सुरेश्वरधनुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Capalam (चपलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Capala (चपल): defined in 17 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Girinadi (girinadī, गिरिनदी): defined in 1 categories.
Kallola (कल्लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āyurvāyucalaṃ sureśvaradhanurlolaṃ balaṃ yauvanaṃ”
- 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]
- vāyu -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- calam -
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cala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]calā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sureśvaradhanur -
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sureśvaradhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lolam -
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lola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yauvanam -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vidyudvac capalaṃ dhanaṃ girinadīkallolavac cañcalam”
- vidyud -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidyut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ac -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- capalam -
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capalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]capala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]capala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]capalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- girinadī -
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girinadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kallola -
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kallola (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kallola (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ac -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cañcalam -
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cañcala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cañcala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cañcalā (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 5150 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.