Sanskrit quote nr. 1123 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीत्य चतुरो वेदान् व्याकृत्याष्टादश स्मृतीः ।
अहो श्रमस्य वैफल्यम् आत्मापि कलितो न चेत् ॥adhītya caturo vedān vyākṛtyāṣṭādaśa smṛtīḥ |
aho śramasya vaiphalyam ātmāpi kalito na cet ||
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.
Adhitya (adhītya, अधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Vyakriti (vyakrti, vyākṛti, व्याकृति): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (ṭāt, टात्): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट): defined in 11 categories.
Smriti (smrti, smṛti, स्मृति): defined in 20 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Vaiphalya (वैफल्य): defined in 2 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “adhītya caturo vedān vyākṛtyāṣṭādaśa smṛtīḥ”
- adhītya -
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adhītya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- caturo* -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedān -
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veda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vyākṛtyāṣ -
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vyākṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ṭād -
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ṭāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aśa -
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aśan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- smṛtīḥ -
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smṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “aho śramasya vaiphalyam ātmāpi kalito na cet”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śramasya -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vaiphalyam -
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vaiphalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kalito* -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cet
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 1123 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.