Sanskrit quote nr. 8158 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषासि वयसो दर्पात् कुलपुत्रानुसारिणी ।
केशेषु कुसुमाढ्येषु सेवितव्येषु कर्षिता ॥eṣāsi vayaso darpāt kulaputrānusāriṇī |
keśeṣu kusumāḍhyeṣu sevitavyeṣu karṣitā ||
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.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vayasa (वयस): defined in 11 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Kulaputra (कुलपुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Usri (usr, usṛ, उसृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 15 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Sevitavya (सेवितव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Karshita (karsita, karṣitā, कर्षिता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “eṣāsi vayaso darpāt kulaputrānusāriṇī”
- eṣā -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- vayaso* -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vayasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- darpāt -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kulaputrān -
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kulaputra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- usā -
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usṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ariṇī -
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ari (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “keśeṣu kusumāḍhyeṣu sevitavyeṣu karṣitā”
- keśeṣu -
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keśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]keśa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kusumā -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āḍhyeṣu -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]āḍhya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sevitavyeṣu -
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sevitavya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sevitavya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√sev -> sevitavya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevitavya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
- karṣitā -
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karṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛṣ -> karṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛṣ]
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 8158 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.