Sanskrit quote nr. 2975 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थानाहरतोऽनर्थाः समायान्ति प्रमादिनः ।
अप्रमत्तस्ततो मार्गे नित्यमेवास्तु वित्तवान् ॥arthānāharato'narthāḥ samāyānti pramādinaḥ |
apramattastato mārge nityamevāstu vittavān ||
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.
Ahara (āhara, आहर): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ, anarthā, अनर्था): defined in 7 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Samaya (samāya, समाय): defined in 18 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Pramadin (pramādin, प्रमादिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Apramatta (अप्रमत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vittavat (वित्तवत्): 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, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhist 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: “arthānāharato'narthāḥ samāyānti pramādinaḥ”
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āhara -
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āhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anarthāḥ -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anarthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- samāyā -
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samāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, masculine)[dative single]sama (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pramādinaḥ -
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pramādin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pramādin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “apramattastato mārge nityamevāstu vittavān”
- apramattas -
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apramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- mārge -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- evās -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vittavān -
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vittavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vittavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vittavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb]
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 2975 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.