Sanskrit quote nr. 229 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अग्रे कस्यचिदस्ति कंचिदभितः केनापि पृष्टे कृतः संसारः शिशुभावयौवनजराभारावतारादयम् ।
बालस्तं बहु मन्यतामसुलभं प्राप्तं युवा सेवतां वृद्धस्तद्विष्याद्बहिष्कृत इव व्यावृत्य किं पश्यति ॥

agre kasyacidasti kaṃcidabhitaḥ kenāpi pṛṣṭe kṛtaḥ saṃsāraḥ śiśubhāvayauvanajarābhārāvatārādayam |
bālastaṃ bahu manyatāmasulabhaṃ prāptaṃ yuvā sevatāṃ vṛddhastadviṣyādbahiṣkṛta iva vyāvṛtya kiṃ paśyati ||

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.

Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prishta (prsta, pṛṣṭa, पृष्ट, pṛṣṭā, पृष्टा): defined in 4 categories.
Prishti (prsti, pṛṣṭi, पृष्टि): defined in 2 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Shishubhava (sisubhava, śiśubhāva, शिशुभाव): defined in 1 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bhari (bhāri, भारि): defined in 6 categories.
Bharu (bhāru, भारु): defined in 8 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Asulabha (असुलभ): defined in 1 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Yu (yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध): defined in 17 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vishya (visya, viṣya, विष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Bahishkrita (bahiskrta, bahiṣkṛta, बहिष्कृत): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “agre kasyacidasti kaṃcidabhitaḥ kenāpi pṛṣṭe kṛtaḥ saṃsāraḥ śiśubhāvayauvanajarābhārāvatārādayam”
agre -
agre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

agra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

agrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

agri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kañ -
ka (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhitaḥ -
abhitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kenā -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pṛṣṭe -
pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
kṛtaḥ -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
saṃsāraḥ -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiśubhāva -
śiśubhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yauvana -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bhārāva -
bhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhāri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhāru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
arād -
ara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

√rās (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bālastaṃ bahu manyatāmasulabhaṃ prāptaṃ yuvā sevatāṃ vṛddhastadviṣyādbahiṣkṛta iva vyāvṛtya kiṃ paśyati”
bālas -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bahu -
bahu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

bahu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
manyatām -
√man (verb class 4)

[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]

√man (verb class 8)

[imperative passive third single]
asulabham -
asulabha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asulabha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asulabhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prāptam -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yuvā -
yū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yuvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yuvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sevatām -
√sev (verb class 1)

[imperative middle third single]
vṛddhas -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viṣyād -
viṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

viṣya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bahiṣkṛta* -
bahiṣkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vyāvṛtya -
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
paśyati -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 229 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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