Sanskrit quote nr. 5387 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आविर्भवति नारीणां वयः पर्यस्तशैशवम् ।
सहैव विविधैः पुंसाम् अङ्गजोन्मादविभ्रमैः ॥āvirbhavati nārīṇāṃ vayaḥ paryastaśaiśavam |
sahaiva vividhaiḥ puṃsām aṅgajonmādavibhramaiḥ ||
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.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Paryasta (पर्यस्त): defined in 6 categories.
Shaishava (saisava, śaiśava, शैशव): defined in 5 categories.
Saha (सह, sahā, सहा): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (सह्): defined in 4 categories.
Vividha (विविध): defined in 7 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Angaja (aṅgaja, अङ्गज, aṅgajā, अङ्गजा): defined in 7 categories.
Unmada (unmāda, उन्माद): defined in 12 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āvirbhavati nārīṇāṃ vayaḥ paryastaśaiśavam”
- āvir -
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āviḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āviḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nārīṇām -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]nārī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vayaḥ -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ve (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paryasta -
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paryasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paryasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaiśavam -
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śaiśava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaiśava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaiśavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sahaiva vividhaiḥ puṃsām aṅgajonmādavibhramaiḥ”
- sahai -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sah (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vividhaiḥ -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vividha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- aṅgajo -
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aṅgaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅgaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aṅgajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unmāda -
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unmāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhramaiḥ -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 5387 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.