Sanskrit quote nr. 5933 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमनुचितमक्रमश् च पुंसां ।
यदिह जरस्यपि मान्मथो विकारः ॥idamanucitamakramaś ca puṃsāṃ |
yadiha jarasyapi mānmatho vikāraḥ ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Anucita (अनुचित): defined in 9 categories.
Akrama (अक्रम): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Jara (जर): defined in 17 categories.
Jaras (जरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Manmatha (mānmatha, मान्मथ): defined in 11 categories.
Vikara (vikāra, विकार): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “idamanucitamakramaś ca puṃsāṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anucitam -
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anucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akramaś -
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akrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kram (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “yadiha jarasyapi mānmatho vikāraḥ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jarasya -
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jara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]jaras (noun, feminine)[locative single]jaras (noun, masculine)[locative single]√jṛ (verb class 1)[present active second single]√jṝ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mānmatho* -
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mānmatha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vikāraḥ -
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vikāra (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5933 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.