Sanskrit quote nr. 3023 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थैरर्था निबघ्यन्ते गजैरिव महागजाः ।
न ह्यनर्थवता शक्यं वाणिज्यं कर्तुमीहया ॥arthairarthā nibaghyante gajairiva mahāgajāḥ |
na hyanarthavatā śakyaṃ vāṇijyaṃ kartumīhayā ||
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.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mahagaja (mahāgaja, महागज): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Vata (vatā, वता): defined in 21 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Vanijya (vāṇijya, वाणिज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Iha (īhā, ईहा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (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: “arthairarthā nibaghyante gajairiva mahāgajāḥ”
- arthair -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- arthā* -
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- Cannot analyse nibaghyante*ga
- gajair -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahāgajāḥ -
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mahāgaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “na hyanarthavatā śakyaṃ vāṇijyaṃ kartumīhayā”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- anartha -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- vatā -
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vatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van -> vatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- vāṇijyam -
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vāṇijya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāṇijyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- īhayā -
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īhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 3023 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.