Sanskrit quote nr. 1776 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यया यौवने मर्त्यो बुद्ध्या भवति मोहितः ।
मध्येऽन्यया जरायांतु सोऽन्यां रोचयते मतिम् ॥anyayā yauvane martyo buddhyā bhavati mohitaḥ |
madhye'nyayā jarāyāṃtu so'nyāṃ rocayate matim ||
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.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य): defined in 7 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Mohita (मोहित): defined in 9 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Jara (जर): defined in 17 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “anyayā yauvane martyo buddhyā bhavati mohitaḥ”
- anyayā -
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anyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- yauvane -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- martyo* -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhyā* -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- mohitaḥ -
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mohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh]
- Line 2: “madhye'nyayā jarāyāṃtu so'nyāṃ rocayate matim”
- madhye' -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- anyayā -
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anyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- jarāyā -
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jara (noun, masculine)[dative single]jara (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- antu -
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antu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyām -
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anī (noun, feminine)[locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- rocayate -
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√ruc -> rocayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ruc]√ruc -> rocayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ruc]√ruc (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- matim -
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mati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]mati (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 1776 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.