Sanskrit quote nr. 2986 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थार्थी यानि कष्टानि मूढोऽयं सहते जनः ।
शतांशेनापि मोक्षार्थी तानि चेन् मोक्षमाप्नुयात् ॥arthārthī yāni kaṣṭāni mūḍho'yaṃ sahate janaḥ |
śatāṃśenāpi mokṣārthī tāni cen mokṣamāpnuyāt ||
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.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sahat (सहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahata (sahatā, सहता): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Shatamsha (satamsa, śatāṃśa, शतांश): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 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: “arthārthī yāni kaṣṭāni mūḍho'yaṃ sahate janaḥ”
- arthārthī -
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arthārthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- kaṣṭāni -
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kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
- mūḍho' -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahate -
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sahat (noun, masculine)[dative single]sahat (noun, neuter)[dative single]sahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śatāṃśenāpi mokṣārthī tāni cen mokṣamāpnuyāt”
- śatāṃśenā -
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śatāṃśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mokṣā -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthī -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tāni -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mokṣam -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āpnuyāt -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active 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 2986 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.