Sanskrit quote nr. 3046 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धं सज्जनसंपर्काद् अविद्याया विनश्यति ।
चतुर्भागस्तु शास्त्रार्थैश् चतुर्भागं स्वयत्नतः ॥ardhaṃ sajjanasaṃparkād avidyāyā vinaśyati |
caturbhāgastu śāstrārthaiś caturbhāgaṃ svayatnataḥ ||
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.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Samparka (सम्पर्क): defined in 6 categories.
Avidya (avidyā, अविद्या): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Caturbhaga (caturbhāga, चतुर्भाग): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shastrartha (sastrartha, śāstrārtha, शास्त्रार्थ): defined in 6 categories.
Svayatna (स्वयत्न): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “ardhaṃ sajjanasaṃparkād avidyāyā vinaśyati”
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sajjana -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samparkād -
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samparka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avidyāyā* -
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avidyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyati -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “caturbhāgastu śāstrārthaiś caturbhāgaṃ svayatnataḥ”
- caturbhāgas -
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caturbhāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śāstrārthaiś -
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śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- caturbhāgam -
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caturbhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturbhāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturbhāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svayatna -
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svayatna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (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 3046 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.