Sanskrit quote nr. 1176 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्वा जरा देहवतां पर्वतानां जलं जरा ।
असंभोगो जरा स्त्रीणां वाक्शल्यं मनसो जरा ॥adhvā jarā dehavatāṃ parvatānāṃ jalaṃ jarā |
asaṃbhogo jarā strīṇāṃ vākśalyaṃ manaso jarā ||
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.
Jara (जर, jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Jaras (जरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dehavat (देहवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Parvata (पर्वत, parvatā, पर्वता): defined in 16 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Asambhoga (असम्भोग): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Vakshalya (vaksalya, vākśalya, वाक्शल्य): defined in 1 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasa (मनस): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “adhvā jarā dehavatāṃ parvatānāṃ jalaṃ jarā”
- adhvā* -
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adhva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jarā* -
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jara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]jaras (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jaras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dehavatām -
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dehavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dehavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- parvatānām -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]parvata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]parvatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jarā -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “asaṃbhogo jarā strīṇāṃ vākśalyaṃ manaso jarā”
- asambhogo* -
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asambhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jarā -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vākśalyam -
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vākśalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- manaso* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]manasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jarā -
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jarā (noun, 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 1176 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.