Sanskrit quote nr. 8573 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दर्पादपि सुन्दराकृतिरिति प्रौढोत्सलद्रागया ।
वृद्धत्वं वरयोषितोऽनयदिति त्रासाकुलस्वान्तया ॥kandarpādapi sundarākṛtiriti prauḍhotsaladrāgayā |
vṛddhatvaṃ varayoṣito'nayaditi trāsākulasvāntayā ||
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.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sundara (सुन्दर): defined in 14 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛti, आकृति): defined in 13 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Praudha (prauḍha, प्रौढ, prauḍhā, प्रौढा): defined in 8 categories.
Utsa (उत्स): defined in 4 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Drak (drāk, द्राक्): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (ayā, अया): defined in 14 categories.
Vriddhatva (vrddhatva, vṛddhatva, वृद्धत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Varayoshit (varayosit, varayoṣit, वरयोषित्): defined in 2 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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: “kandarpādapi sundarākṛtiriti prauḍhotsaladrāgayā”
- kandarpād -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sundarā -
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sundara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sundara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākṛtir -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prauḍho -
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prauḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prauḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prauḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsa -
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utsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- drāg -
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drāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ayā -
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ayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]e (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “vṛddhatvaṃ varayoṣito'nayaditi trāsākulasvāntayā”
- vṛddhatvam -
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vṛddhatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varayoṣito' -
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varayoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- anayad -
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√nay (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- trāsā -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akula -
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akula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svānta -
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svānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[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 8573 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.