Sanskrit quote nr. 2989 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थाहरणकौशल्यं किं स्तुमः शास्त्रवादिनाम् ।
अव्ययेभ्योऽपि ये चार्थान् निष्कर्षन्ति सहस्रशः ॥arthāharaṇakauśalyaṃ kiṃ stumaḥ śāstravādinām |
avyayebhyo'pi ye cārthān niṣkarṣanti sahasraśaḥ ||
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.
Aharana (āharaṇa, आहरण): defined in 5 categories.
Kaushalya (kausalya, kauśalya, कौशल्य): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Shastravadin (sastravadin, śāstravādin, शास्त्रवादिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Avyaya (अव्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Arthat (arthāt, अर्थात्): defined in 5 categories.
Nishka (niska, niṣka, निष्क, niṣkā, निष्का): defined in 8 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: “arthāharaṇakauśalyaṃ kiṃ stumaḥ śāstravādinām”
- arthā -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āharaṇa -
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āharaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āharaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kauśalyam -
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kauśalya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kauśalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kauśalyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- stumaḥ -
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√stu (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- śāstravādinām -
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śāstravādin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “avyayebhyo'pi ye cārthān niṣkarṣanti sahasraśaḥ”
- avyayebhyo' -
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avyaya (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]avyaya (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cā -
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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]
- arthān -
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arthāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- niṣkar -
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niṣka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]niṣkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣanti -
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√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- sahasraśaḥ -
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sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2989 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.