Sanskrit quote nr. 3033 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थो विनैवार्थनयोपसीदन् ।
नाल्पोऽपि धीरैरवधीरणीयः ॥artho vinaivārthanayopasīdan |
nālpo'pi dhīrairavadhīraṇīyaḥ ||
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.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Arthana (arthanā, अर्थना): defined in 2 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Aniyas (aṇīyas, अणीयस्): defined in 1 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), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (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: “artho vinaivārthanayopasīdan”
- artho* -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vinai -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- arthanayo -
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arthanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sīdan -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “nālpo'pi dhīrairavadhīraṇīyaḥ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpo' -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dhīrair -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dhīra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- avadhīr -
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- aṇīyaḥ -
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aṇīyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇīyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [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 3033 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.