Sanskrit quote nr. 2918 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थत्यागो हि कार्यः स्याद् अर्थं श्रेयांसमिच्छता ।
बीजौपम्येन कौन्तेय मा ते भूदत्र संशयः ॥arthatyāgo hi kāryaḥ syād arthaṃ śreyāṃsamicchatā |
bījaupamyena kaunteya mā te bhūdatra saṃśayaḥ ||
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.
Agas (āgas, आगस्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Shreyamsa (sreyamsa, śreyāṃsa, श्रेयांस): defined in 3 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bija (bījā, बीजा, bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Aupamya (औपम्य): defined in 4 categories.
Kaunteya (कौन्तेय): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy
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: “arthatyāgo hi kāryaḥ syād arthaṃ śreyāṃsamicchatā”
- arthatyā -
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√arth (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- āgo* -
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āgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kāryaḥ -
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kārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreyāṃsam -
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śreyāṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreyas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “bījaupamyena kaunteya mā te bhūdatra saṃśayaḥ”
- bījau -
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bījā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bīja (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bīja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aupamyena -
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aupamya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kaunteya -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (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 2918 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.