Sanskrit quote nr. 300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गारपूर्वे गमने च लाभः सोमे शनौ दक्षिणमर्थलाभम् ।
बुधे गुरौ पश्चिमकार्यसिद्धी रवौ भृगौ चोत्तरमर्थलाभः ॥aṅgārapūrve gamane ca lābhaḥ some śanau dakṣiṇamarthalābham |
budhe gurau paścimakāryasiddhī ravau bhṛgau cottaramarthalābhaḥ ||
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.
Angara (aṅgāra, अङ्गार): defined in 14 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व, pūrvā, पूर्वा): defined in 13 categories.
Gamana (गमन, gamanā, गमना): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Soma (सोम, somā, सोमा): defined in 25 categories.
Shani (sani, śani, शनि): defined in 16 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Arthalabha (arthalābha, अर्थलाभ): defined in 2 categories.
Budhe (बुधे): defined in 1 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Pashcima (pascima, paścima, पश्चिम): defined in 12 categories.
Karyasiddhi (kāryasiddhi, कार्यसिद्धि): defined in 5 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Bhrigu (bhrgu, bhṛgu, भृगु): defined in 10 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “aṅgārapūrve gamane ca lābhaḥ some śanau dakṣiṇamarthalābham”
- aṅgāra -
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aṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrve -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gamane -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[locative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābhaḥ -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- some -
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soma (noun, masculine)[locative single]soma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]somā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śanau -
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śani (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- arthalābham -
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arthalābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “budhe gurau paścimakāryasiddhī ravau bhṛgau cottaramarthalābhaḥ”
- budhe -
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budhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]budha (noun, masculine)[locative single]budha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]budh (noun, masculine)[dative single]budh (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- gurau -
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guru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- paścima -
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paścima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paścima (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kāryasiddhī -
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kāryasiddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ravau -
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rava (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ravi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhṛgau -
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bhṛgu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- co -
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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]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- arthalābhaḥ -
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arthalābha (noun, masculine)[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 300 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.