Sanskrit quote nr. 609 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिवाहितमतिगहनं विनापवादेन यौवनं येन ।
दोषनिधाने जन्मनि किं न प्राप्तं फलं तेन ॥

ativāhitamatigahanaṃ vināpavādena yauvanaṃ yena |
doṣanidhāne janmani kiṃ na prāptaṃ phalaṃ tena ||

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.

Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Atigahana (अतिगहन): defined in 1 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Apavada (apavāda, अपवाद): defined in 11 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Nidhana (nidhāna, निधान, nidhānā, निधाना): defined in 15 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)

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: “ativāhitamatigahanaṃ vināpavādena yauvanaṃ yena
  • ativāhi -
  • ativā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atigahanam -
  • atigahana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atigahana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atigahanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • apavādena -
  • apavāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yauvanam -
  • yauvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “doṣanidhāne janmani kiṃ na prāptaṃ phalaṃ tena
  • doṣa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • nidhāne -
  • nidhāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nidhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janmani -
  • janman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second 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 609 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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