Sanskrit quote nr. 2951 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थांश्च दुर्लभांल्लोके क्लेशांश्च सुलभांस्तथा ।
दुःखं चैव कुटुम्बार्थे यः पश्यति स मुच्यते ॥arthāṃśca durlabhāṃlloke kleśāṃśca sulabhāṃstathā |
duḥkhaṃ caiva kuṭumbārthe yaḥ paśyati sa mucyate ||
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.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Kutumba (kuṭumba, कुटुम्ब): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of 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: “arthāṃśca durlabhāṃlloke kleśāṃśca sulabhāṃstathā”
- arthāṃś -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durlabhāṃl -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kleśāṃś -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sulabhāṃs -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “duḥkhaṃ caiva kuṭumbārthe yaḥ paśyati sa mucyate”
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kuṭumbā -
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kuṭumba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuṭumba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mucyate -
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√muc (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√muc (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present passive third 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 2951 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.