Sanskrit quote nr. 2154 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अप्रगल्भाः पदन्यासे जननीरागहेतवः ।
सन्त्येके बहुलालापाः कवयो बालका इव ॥

apragalbhāḥ padanyāse jananīrāgahetavaḥ |
santyeke bahulālāpāḥ kavayo bālakā iva ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apragalbha (अप्रगल्भ, apragalbhā, अप्रगल्भा): defined in 3 categories.
Padanyasa (padanyāsa, पदन्यास): defined in 4 categories.
Janani (जननि, jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santya (सन्त्य, santyā, सन्त्या): defined in 1 categories.
Eka (एक, ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Bahula (बहुल, bahulā, बहुला): defined in 17 categories.
Alapa (ālāpa, आलाप, ālāpā, आलापा): defined in 12 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 14 categories.
Balaka (bālaka, बालक): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), 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: “apragalbhāḥ padanyāse jananīrāgahetavaḥ
  • apragalbhāḥ -
  • apragalbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apragalbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • padanyāse -
  • padanyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jananīr -
  • janani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
    jananī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rāga -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetavaḥ -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “santyeke bahulālāpāḥ kavayo bālakā iva
  • santye -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    santya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    santya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    santyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • eke -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bahulā -
  • bahula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālāpāḥ -
  • ālāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ālāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kavayo* -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bālakā* -
  • bālaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2154 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.

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