Sanskrit quote nr. 2411 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्रच्छाया खलप्रीतिः समुद्रान्ते च मेदिनी ।
अल्पेनैव विनश्यन्ति यौवनानि धनानि च ॥abhracchāyā khalaprītiḥ samudrānte ca medinī |
alpenaiva vinaśyanti yauvanāni dhanāni ca ||
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.
Khalapriti (khalaprīti, खलप्रीति): defined in 1 categories.
Samudranta (samudrānta, समुद्रान्त, samudrāntā, समुद्रान्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Medin (मेदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Medini (medinī, मेदिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Alpena (अल्पेन): defined in 1 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, 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: “abhracchāyā khalaprītiḥ samudrānte ca medinī”
- Cannot analyse abhracchāyā*kh
- khalaprītiḥ -
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khalaprīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samudrānte -
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samudrānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]samudrānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samudrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- medinī -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]medin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “alpenaiva vinaśyanti yauvanāni dhanāni ca”
- alpenai -
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alpena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- yauvanāni -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanāni -
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dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 2411 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.