Sanskrit quote nr. 2184 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्राप्येऽपि यथा कामे धर्मे चिन्ता न किं तथा ।
अलाभेऽपि द्वयोरेका भयदा शिवदापरा ॥aprāpye'pi yathā kāme dharme cintā na kiṃ tathā |
alābhe'pi dvayorekā bhayadā śivadāparā ||
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.
Aprapya (aprāpya, अप्राप्य, aprāpyā, अप्राप्या): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kame (kāme, कामे): defined in 2 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम, kāmā, कामा): defined in 24 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Alabha (alābha, अलाभ): defined in 10 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Reka (रेक): defined in 4 categories.
Bhayada (bhayadā, भयदा): defined in 1 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Apara (aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “aprāpye'pi yathā kāme dharme cintā na kiṃ tathā”
- aprāpye' -
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aprāpya (noun, masculine)[locative single]aprāpya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aprāpyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāme -
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kāme (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kāmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dharme -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cintā* -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “alābhe'pi dvayorekā bhayadā śivadāparā”
- alābhe' -
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alābha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dvayor -
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dva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rekā* -
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reka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhayadā -
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bhayadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śiva -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dā -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aparā -
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aparā (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 2184 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.