Sanskrit quote nr. 5534 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसने लालयेद् बालां तरुणीं शयने तथा ।
उत्सङ्गे पतिरूढां च लालनं त्रिविधं विदुः ॥āsane lālayed bālāṃ taruṇīṃ śayane tathā |
utsaṅge patirūḍhāṃ ca lālanaṃ trividhaṃ viduḥ ||
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.
Asana (āsana, आसन, āsanā, आसना): defined in 23 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Utsanga (utsaṅga, उत्सङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Udha (ūḍhā, ऊढा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Lalana (lālana, लालन): defined in 12 categories.
Trividha (त्रिविध): defined in 6 categories.
Vidu (विदु): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “āsane lālayed bālāṃ taruṇīṃ śayane tathā”
- āsane -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lālayed -
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√lal (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- bālām -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- taruṇīm -
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taruṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śayane -
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śayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]śayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “utsaṅge patirūḍhāṃ ca lālanaṃ trividhaṃ viduḥ”
- utsaṅge -
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utsaṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]utsaṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- patir -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ūḍhām -
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ūḍhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√uh -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √uh class 1 verb]√ūh -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √ūh class 1 verb]√vah -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lālanam -
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lālana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lālana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lālanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- trividham -
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trividha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]trividha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trividhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viduḥ -
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vidus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active third 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 5534 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.