Sanskrit quote nr. 2516 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुष्यां संक्रान्तौ तव तरुणि तारुण्यतरणे ।
स्मरो दाता देवस्त्रिवलितटिनीतीरनिकटे ॥amuṣyāṃ saṃkrāntau tava taruṇi tāruṇyataraṇe |
smaro dātā devastrivalitaṭinītīranikaṭe ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarunya (tāruṇya, तारुण्य): defined in 4 categories.
Tarana (taraṇa, तरण): defined in 15 categories.
Tarani (taraṇi, तरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Data (dāta, दात, dātā, दाता): defined in 6 categories.
Devastri (devastrī, देवस्त्री): defined in 2 categories.
Vali (valī, वली): defined in 14 categories.
Tatini (taṭinī, तटिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Nikate (nikaṭe, निकटे): defined in 1 categories.
Nikata (nikaṭa, निकट, nikaṭā, निकटा): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “amuṣyāṃ saṃkrāntau tava taruṇi tāruṇyataraṇe”
- amuṣyām -
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adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- saṅkrāntau -
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saṅkrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saṅkrānti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- taruṇi -
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taruṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]taru (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tāruṇya -
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tāruṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taraṇe -
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taraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]taraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]taraṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]taraṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “smaro dātā devastrivalitaṭinītīranikaṭe”
- smaro* -
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smara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dātā* -
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dāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devastri -
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devastrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vali -
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valī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- taṭinī -
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taṭinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tīra -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikaṭe -
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nikaṭe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nikaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nikaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nikaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2516 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.