Sanskrit quote nr. 2982 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थार्थिना प्रिया एव श्रीहर्षोदीरिता गिरः ।
सारस्वते तु सौभाग्ये प्रसिद्धा तद्विरुद्धता ॥arthārthinā priyā eva śrīharṣodīritā giraḥ |
sārasvate tu saubhāgye prasiddhā tadviruddhatā ||
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.
Artharthin (arthārthin, अर्थार्थिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shriharsha (sriharsa, śrīharṣa, श्रीहर्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Udirita (udīrita, उदीरित, udīritā, उदीरिता): defined in 5 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasvata (sārasvata, सारस्वत): defined in 11 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Saubhagya (saubhāgya, सौभाग्य): defined in 12 categories.
Prasiddha (prasiddhā, प्रसिद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Viruddhata (viruddhatā, विरुद्धता): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “arthārthinā priyā eva śrīharṣodīritā giraḥ”
- arthārthinā -
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arthārthin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]arthārthin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- priyā* -
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prī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīharṣo -
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śrīharṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udīritā* -
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udīrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]udīritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sārasvate tu saubhāgye prasiddhā tadviruddhatā”
- sārasvate -
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sārasvata (noun, masculine)[locative single]sārasvata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saubhāgye -
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saubhāgya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- prasiddhā -
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prasiddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viruddhatā -
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viruddhatā (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 2982 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.