Sanskrit quote nr. 7911 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतानि बालधवल प्रविहाय कामं ।
गोष्ठाङ्गणे तरलतर्णकचेष्टितानि ॥etāni bāladhavala pravihāya kāmaṃ |
goṣṭhāṅgaṇe taralatarṇakaceṣṭitāni ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Dhavala (धवल): defined in 16 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Goshtha (gostha, goṣṭha, गोष्ठ, goṣṭhā, गोष्ठा): defined in 5 categories.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Taralata (taralatā, तरलता): defined in 2 categories.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Kaca (कच, kacā, कचा): defined in 11 categories.
Ishtin (istin, iṣṭin, इष्टिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, 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: “etāni bāladhavala pravihāya kāmaṃ”
- etāni -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bāla -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhavala -
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dhavala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhavala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “goṣṭhāṅgaṇe taralatarṇakaceṣṭitāni”
- goṣṭhā -
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goṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]goṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]goṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgaṇe -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- taralatar -
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taralatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṇa -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kace -
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kaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kacā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kac (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iṣṭi -
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iṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]iṣṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]iṣṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tāni -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative 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 7911 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.