Sanskrit quote nr. 8385 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सुखदुःखप्रदायिन्यस् तृतीये यौवने स्थिताः ।
जायन्ते गहना रामाः संसारस्येव रीतयः ॥sukhaduḥkhapradāyinyas tṛtīye yauvane sthitāḥ |
jāyante gahanā rāmāḥ saṃsārasyeva rītayaḥ ||
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.
Sukhaduhkha (sukhaduḥkha, सुखदुःख): defined in 8 categories.
Pradayini (pradāyinī, प्रदायिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Tritiya (trtiya, tṛtīya, तृतीय, tṛtīyā, तृतीया): defined in 11 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Jayanta (jāyanta, जायन्त): defined in 15 categories.
Gahana (गहन, gahanā, गहना): defined in 11 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम, rāmā, रामा): defined in 25 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Riti (rīti, रीति): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hinduism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Tamil
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: “sukhaduḥkhapradāyinyas tṛtīye yauvane sthitāḥ”
- sukhaduḥkha -
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sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradāyinyas -
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pradāyinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tṛtīye -
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tṛtīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]tṛtīya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yauvane -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “jāyante gahanā rāmāḥ saṃsārasyeva rītayaḥ”
- jāyante -
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jāyanta (noun, masculine)[locative single]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third plural]
- gahanā* -
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gahana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gahanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rāmāḥ -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- saṃsārasye -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rītayaḥ -
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rīti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8385 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.