Sanskrit quote nr. 6082 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इमे तारुण्यश्रीनवपरिमलाः प्रौढसुरत- ।
प्रतापप्रारम्भाः स्मरविजयदानप्रतिभुवः ॥

ime tāruṇyaśrīnavaparimalāḥ prauḍhasurata- |
pratāpaprārambhāḥ smaravijayadānapratibhuvaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tarunya (tāruṇya, तारुण्य): defined in 4 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Parimala (परिमल): defined in 9 categories.
Praudha (prauḍha, प्रौढ): defined in 8 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Pratapa (pratāpa, प्रताप): defined in 9 categories.
Prarambha (prārambha, प्रारम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Pratibhu (pratibhū, प्रतिभू): defined in 6 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “ime tāruṇyaśrīnavaparimalāḥ prauḍhasurata-
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāruṇya -
  • tāruṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parimalāḥ -
  • parimala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prauḍha -
  • prauḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prauḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • surata -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “pratāpaprārambhāḥ smaravijayadānapratibhuvaḥ
  • pratāpa -
  • pratāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prārambhāḥ -
  • prārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vijaya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāna -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratibhu -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6082 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.

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