Sanskrit quote nr. 3097 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलं वा बहुवादेन यत्र यत्रानुरज्यसे ।
तत्र तत्रैव ते दुःखदावपावकपङ्क्तयः ॥alaṃ vā bahuvādena yatra yatrānurajyase |
tatra tatraiva te duḥkhadāvapāvakapaṅktayaḥ ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Vada (vāda, वाद): defined in 17 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Tatraiva (तत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Davapa (dāvapa, दावप): defined in 1 categories.
Aka (अक): defined in 7 categories.
Pankti (paṅkti, पङ्क्ति): defined in 13 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: “alaṃ vā bahuvādena yatra yatrānurajyase”
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vādena -
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vāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāda (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yatrā -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anur -
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anu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajyase -
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√aj (verb class 1)[present passive second single]√añj (verb class 7)[present passive second single]
- Line 2: “tatra tatraiva te duḥkhadāvapāvakapaṅktayaḥ”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- duḥkha -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāvapāva -
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dāvapa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aka -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paṅktayaḥ -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 3097 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.