Sanskrit quote nr. 3008 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थी लाघवमुच्छ्रितो निपतनं कामातुरो लाञ्छनं ।
लुब्धोऽकीर्तिमसंगरः परिभवं दुष्टोऽन्यदोषे रतिम् ॥arthī lāghavamucchrito nipatanaṃ kāmāturo lāñchanaṃ |
lubdho'kīrtimasaṃgaraḥ paribhavaṃ duṣṭo'nyadoṣe ratim ||
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.
Laghava (lāghava, लाघव): defined in 11 categories.
Ucchrita (उच्छ्रित): defined in 6 categories.
Nipatana (निपतन): defined in 9 categories.
Kamatura (kāmātura, कामातुर): defined in 6 categories.
Lanchana (lāñchana, लाञ्छन): defined in 10 categories.
Lubdha (लुब्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Akirti (akīrti, अकीर्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Asanga (asaṅga, असङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 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), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 lāghavamucchrito nipatanaṃ kāmāturo lāñchanaṃ”
- arthī -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lāghavam -
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lāghava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucchrito* -
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ucchrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nipatanam -
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nipatana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāmāturo* -
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kāmātura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lāñchanam -
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lāñchana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “lubdho'kīrtimasaṃgaraḥ paribhavaṃ duṣṭo'nyadoṣe ratim”
- lubdho' -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
- akīrtim -
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akīrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- asaṅga -
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asaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paribhavam -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- duṣṭo' -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyado -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uṣe -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[dative single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]uṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√u (verb class 1)[perfect middle second single]√u (verb class 2)[present middle second single], [perfect middle second single]√u (verb class 5)[perfect middle second single]
- ratim -
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rati (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 3008 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.