Sanskrit quote nr. 2953 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थाः खलु समृद्धा हि बाढं दुःखं विजानताम् ।
असमृद्धास्त्वपि सदा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान् ॥arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām |
asamṛddhāstvapi sadā mohayantyavicakṣaṇān ||
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.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Samriddha (samrddha, samṛddha, समृद्ध, samṛddhā, समृद्धा): defined in 7 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Badham (bāḍham, बाढम्): defined in 1 categories.
Badha (bāḍha, बाढ): defined in 12 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Vijanat (vijānat, विजानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vijanata (vijānatā, विजानता): defined in 1 categories.
Asamriddha (asamrddha, asamṛddha, असमृद्ध, asamṛddhā, असमृद्धा): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mohayat (मोहयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mohayanti (mohayantī, मोहयन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Avicakshana (avicaksana, avicakṣaṇa, अविचक्षण): defined in 1 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, Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānatām”
- arthāḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samṛddhā* -
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samṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bāḍham -
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bāḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- vijānatām -
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vijānat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vijānat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vijānatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “asamṛddhāstvapi sadā mohayantyavicakṣaṇān”
- asamṛddhās -
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asamṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asamṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mohayantya -
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√muh -> mohayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √muh], [adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muh], [nominative plural from √muh], [vocative dual from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh], [accusative dual from √muh], [accusative plural from √muh]√muh -> mohayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh]√muh (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- avicakṣaṇān -
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avicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 2953 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.