Sanskrit quote nr. 8384 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मत्तेव प्रमत्तेव प्रहृष्टेवातुरेव च ।
न शक्योपासितुं रामा प्रौढं यौवनमाश्रिता ॥unmatteva pramatteva prahṛṣṭevātureva ca |
na śakyopāsituṃ rāmā prauḍhaṃ yauvanamāśritā ||
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.
Unmatta (उन्मत्त, unmattā, उन्मत्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pramatta (प्रमत्त, pramattā, प्रमत्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Prahrishta (prahrsta, prahṛṣṭa, प्रहृष्ट, prahṛṣṭā, प्रहृष्टा): defined in 3 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Rama (rāmā, रामा): defined in 25 categories.
Praudha (prauḍha, प्रौढ): defined in 8 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśritā, आश्रिता): defined in 13 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: “unmatteva pramatteva prahṛṣṭevātureva ca”
- unmatte -
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unmatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]unmatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]unmattā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pramatte -
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pramatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pramatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pramattā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prahṛṣṭe -
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prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]prahṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prahṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vātur -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na śakyopāsituṃ rāmā prauḍhaṃ yauvanamāśritā”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakyo -
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- pā -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asitum -
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√as -> asitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √as]
- rāmā -
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rāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prauḍham -
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prauḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prauḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prauḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yauvanam -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśritā -
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āśritā (noun, feminine)[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 8384 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.