Sanskrit quote nr. 439 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानवलितो बाल्ये मदमूढश्च यौवने ।
वार्द्धके विह्वलाङ्गश्च कदा कुशलभाग्जनः ॥ajñānavalito bālye madamūḍhaśca yauvane |
vārddhake vihvalāṅgaśca kadā kuśalabhāgjanaḥ ||
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.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Valita (वलित): defined in 9 categories.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Udha (ūḍha, ऊढ): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Varddhaka (vārddhaka, वार्द्धक): defined in 4 categories.
Vihvalanga (vihvalāṅga, विह्वलाङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism
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: “ajñānavalito bālye madamūḍhaśca yauvane”
- ajñāna -
-
ajñāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valito* -
-
valita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
- bālye -
-
bālya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- madam -
-
mada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ūḍhaś -
-
ūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√uh -> ūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √uh class 1 verb]√ūh -> ūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ūh class 1 verb]√vah -> ūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vah class 1 verb]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yauvane -
-
yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “vārddhake vihvalāṅgaśca kadā kuśalabhāgjanaḥ”
- vārddhake -
-
vārddhaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]vārddhaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vihvalāṅgaś -
-
vihvalāṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadā -
-
kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kuśala -
-
kuśala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuśala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāg -
-
bhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janaḥ -
-
janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 439 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.