Sanskrit quote nr. 831 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदीर्घं कालमापन्नः प्रश्रयं युवतेः स्मरः ।
प्रगल्भ्यते मनस्येव मुघं वपुषि जायते ॥adīrghaṃ kālamāpannaḥ praśrayaṃ yuvateḥ smaraḥ |
pragalbhyate manasyeva mughaṃ vapuṣi jāyate ||
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.
Adirgha (adīrgha, अदीर्घ): defined in 3 categories.
Kalam (kālam, कालम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Apanna (āpanna, आपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Prashraya (prasraya, praśraya, प्रश्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Yuvati (युवति): defined in 11 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasin (मनसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Vapushi (vapusi, vapuṣī, वपुषी): defined in 1 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 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: “adīrghaṃ kālamāpannaḥ praśrayaṃ yuvateḥ smaraḥ”
- adīrgham -
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adīrgha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adīrgha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adīrghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kālam -
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kālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āpannaḥ -
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āpanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praśrayam -
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praśraya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yuvateḥ -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- smaraḥ -
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smara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pragalbhyate manasyeva mughaṃ vapuṣi jāyate”
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- galbhyate -
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√galbh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- manasye -
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manasin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]manasin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√mnā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gham -
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gha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vapuṣi -
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vapuṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[locative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third 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 831 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.