Sanskrit quote nr. 1118 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीतविद्यैर्विगते शिशुत्वे धनोर्जिते हारिणि यौवने च ।
सेव्या नितम्बास्तु विलासिनीनां ततस्तदर्थं धरणीधराणाम् ॥adhītavidyairvigate śiśutve dhanorjite hāriṇi yauvane ca |
sevyā nitambāstu vilāsinīnāṃ tatastadarthaṃ dharaṇīdharāṇām ||
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.
Adhita (adhīta, अधीत): defined in 5 categories.
Vidya (विद्य): defined in 21 categories.
Vigata (विगत, vigatā, विगता): defined in 9 categories.
Shishutva (sisutva, śiśutva, शिशुत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Dhanu (धनु): defined in 13 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित, jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Jiti (जिति): defined in 3 categories.
Harini (hāriṇī, हारिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य, sevyā, सेव्या): defined in 11 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब, nitambā, नितम्बा): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vilasini (vilāsinī, विलासिनी): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Tadartha (तदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Dharanidhara (dharaṇīdhara, धरणीधर, dharaṇīdharā, धरणीधरा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “adhītavidyairvigate śiśutve dhanorjite hāriṇi yauvane ca”
- adhīta -
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adhīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyair -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vigate -
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vigata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vigata (noun, masculine)[locative single]vigatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śiśutve -
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śiśutva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dhanor -
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dhanu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- jite -
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jit (noun, masculine)[dative single]jit (noun, neuter)[dative single]jita (noun, masculine)[locative single]jita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb]
- hāriṇi -
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hāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]hāri (noun, neuter)[locative single]hārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]hārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yauvane -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “sevyā nitambāstu vilāsinīnāṃ tatastadarthaṃ dharaṇīdharāṇām”
- sevyā* -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]√sīv -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
- nitambās -
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nitamba (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nitambā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vilāsinīnām -
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vilāsinī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tatas -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- tadartham -
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tadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharaṇīdharāṇām -
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dharaṇīdhara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dharaṇīdhara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dharaṇīdharā (noun, feminine)[genitive 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 1118 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.