Sanskrit quote nr. 5209 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरामैः सदनैर्हयैर्गजवरैर्गानैः परिक्रीडनैर् ।
वाद्यैर्यौवनगर्वमञ्जुलतरैर्वृन्दैश्च वामभ्रुवाम् ॥ārāmaiḥ sadanairhayairgajavarairgānaiḥ parikrīḍanair |
vādyairyauvanagarvamañjulatarairvṛndaiśca vāmabhruvām ||
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.
Arama (ārāma, आराम): defined in 9 categories.
Sadana (सदन): defined in 9 categories.
Haya (हय): defined in 13 categories.
Gajavara (गजवर): defined in 1 categories.
Gana (gāna, गान): defined in 21 categories.
Vadya (vādya, वाद्य): defined in 12 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Manjula (mañjula, मञ्जुल): defined in 6 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Vrinda (vrnda, vṛnda, वृन्द): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vamabhru (vāmabhrū, वामभ्रू): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “ārāmaiḥ sadanairhayairgajavarairgānaiḥ parikrīḍanair”
- ārāmaiḥ -
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ārāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sadanair -
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sadana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sadana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- hayair -
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haya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- gajavarair -
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gajavara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- gānaiḥ -
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gāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse parikrīḍanair
- Line 2: “vādyairyauvanagarvamañjulatarairvṛndaiśca vāmabhruvām”
- vādyair -
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vādya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vādya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vad class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vad class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √vad]
- yauvana -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garva -
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garva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√garv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mañjula -
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mañjula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mañjula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarair -
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tara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vṛndaiś -
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vṛnda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vṛnda (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāmabhruvām -
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vāmabhrū (noun, feminine)[genitive plural], [locative 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 5209 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.