Sanskrit quote nr. 1147 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्ययनमित्रसङ्ग- प्रवेशयात्राविवाहदानेषु ।
शुभकार्येष्वखिलेष्वपि शस्तः सोमाध्वगः पवनः ॥adhyayanamitrasaṅga- praveśayātrāvivāhadāneṣu |
śubhakāryeṣvakhileṣvapi śastaḥ somādhvagaḥ pavanaḥ ||
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.
Adhyayana (अध्ययन): defined in 9 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Pravesha (pravesa, praveśa, प्रवेश): defined in 15 categories.
Yatra (yātrā, यात्रा): defined in 12 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Avivaha (avivāha, अविवाह): defined in 3 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shasta (sasta, śasta, शस्त): defined in 10 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śastṛ, शस्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Soma (सोम, somā, सोमा): defined in 25 categories.
Soman (सोमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adhvaga (अध्वग): defined in 3 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “adhyayanamitrasaṅga- praveśayātrāvivāhadāneṣu”
- adhyayana -
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adhyayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅga -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praveśa -
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praveśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yātrā -
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yātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- avivāha -
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avivāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avivāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāneṣu -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dāna (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “śubhakāryeṣvakhileṣvapi śastaḥ somādhvagaḥ pavanaḥ”
- śubhakā -
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śubhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aryeṣva -
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arya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]arya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- akhileṣva -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[locative plural]akhila (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śastaḥ -
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śasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śas class 1 verb]
- somā -
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soma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]soma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]soman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]somā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhvagaḥ -
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adhvaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pavanaḥ -
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pavana (noun, masculine)[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 1147 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.