Sanskrit quote nr. 3007 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थी येनार्थकृत्येन संव्रजत्यविचारयन् ।
तमर्थमर्थशास्त्रज्ञाः प्राहुरर्थ्याश्च लक्ष्मण ॥arthī yenārthakṛtyena saṃvrajatyavicārayan |
tamarthamarthaśāstrajñāḥ prāhurarthyāśca lakṣmaṇa ||
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.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Arthakritya (arthakrtya, arthakṛtya, अर्थकृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Avicarayat (avicārayat, अविचारयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Arthashastra (arthasastra, arthaśāstra, अर्थशास्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ, jñā, ज्ञा): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Arthya (अर्थ्य, arthyā, अर्थ्या): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Lakshmana (laksmana, lakṣmaṇa, लक्ष्मण): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (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: “arthī yenārthakṛtyena saṃvrajatyavicārayan”
- arthī -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yenā -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- arthakṛtyena -
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arthakṛtya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vrajatya -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- avicārayan -
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avicārayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tamarthamarthaśāstrajñāḥ prāhurarthyāśca lakṣmaṇa”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- arthaśāstra -
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arthaśāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñāḥ -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahur -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- arthyāś -
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arthya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arthyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmaṇa -
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lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 3007 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.