Sanskrit quote nr. 2182 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्राप्तयौवना नारी न कामाय न शान्तये ।
संप्राप्ते षोडशे वर्षे गर्दभी चाप्सरायते ॥aprāptayauvanā nārī na kāmāya na śāntaye |
saṃprāpte ṣoḍaśe varṣe gardabhī cāpsarāyate ||
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.
Apraptayauvana (aprāptayauvana, अप्राप्तयौवन, aprāptayauvanā, अप्राप्तयौवना): defined in 2 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kamaya (kāmāya, कामाय): defined in 2 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Samprapta (samprāpta, सम्प्राप्त, samprāptā, सम्प्राप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Samprapti (samprāpti, सम्प्राप्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Shodasha (sodasa, ṣoḍaśa, षोडश): defined in 15 categories.
Varsha (varsa, varṣa, वर्ष, varṣā, वर्षा): defined in 17 categories.
Gardabh (गर्दभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Gardabhi (gardabhī, गर्दभी): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “aprāptayauvanā nārī na kāmāya na śāntaye”
- aprāptayauvanā* -
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aprāptayauvana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aprāptayauvanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmāya -
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kāmāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[dative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāntaye -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[dative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “saṃprāpte ṣoḍaśe varṣe gardabhī cāpsarāyate”
- samprāpte -
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samprāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]samprāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samprāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]samprāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ṣoḍaśe -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- varṣe -
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varṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]varṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]varṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gardabhī -
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gardabhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gardabh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpsarāya -
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āpsara (noun, masculine)[dative single]āpsara (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 2182 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.