Sanskrit quote nr. 2491 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमी हि वस्त्रान्तनिरुद्धवक्त्राः ।
प्रयान्ति मे दूरतरं वयस्याः ॥

amī hi vastrāntaniruddhavaktrāḥ |
prayānti me dūrataraṃ vayasyāḥ ||

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.

Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vastranta (vastrānta, वस्त्रान्त): defined in 1 categories.
Niruddha (निरुद्ध): defined in 9 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 7 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Vayasya (वयस्य, vayasyā, वयस्या): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “amī hi vastrāntaniruddhavaktrāḥ
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vastrānta -
  • vastrānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niruddha -
  • niruddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niruddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaktrāḥ -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “prayānti me dūrataraṃ vayasyāḥ
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dūra -
  • dūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vayasyāḥ -
  • vayasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vayasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

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 2491 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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