Sanskrit quote nr. 996 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्याशनं शिशुजनस्य बलेन जातं श्वो वा कथं नु भवितेति विचिन्तयन्ती ।
इत्यश्रुपातमलिनीकृतगण्डदेशा नेच्छेद्दरिद्रगृहिणी रजनीविरामम् ॥adyāśanaṃ śiśujanasya balena jātaṃ śvo vā kathaṃ nu bhaviteti vicintayantī |
ityaśrupātamalinīkṛtagaṇḍadeśā neccheddaridragṛhiṇī rajanīvirāmam ||
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.
Adya (अद्य, adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Shishujana (sisujana, śiśujana, शिशुजन): defined in 1 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavitri (bhavitr, bhavitṛ, भवितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavita (भवित, bhavitā, भविता): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ashrupata (asrupata, aśrupāta, अश्रुपात): defined in 2 categories.
Alini (alinī, अलिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Gandadesha (gandadesa, gaṇḍadeśa, गण्डदेश): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Rajani (रजनि, rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Virama (virāma, विराम): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “adyāśanaṃ śiśujanasya balena jātaṃ śvo vā kathaṃ nu bhaviteti vicintayantī”
- adyā -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśanam -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiśujanasya -
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śiśujana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- balena -
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bala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- śvo -
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- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavite -
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bhavita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]bhavita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhavitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhū (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cinta -
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√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yantī -
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yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “ityaśrupātamalinīkṛtagaṇḍadeśā neccheddaridragṛhiṇī rajanīvirāmam”
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- aśrupātam -
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aśrupāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- alinī -
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alinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- gaṇḍadeśā* -
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gaṇḍadeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- icched -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- daridra -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daridra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhiṇī -
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gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gṛhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rajanī -
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rajanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rajani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- virāmam -
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virāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 996 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
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