Sanskrit quote nr. 3148 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलसं मुखरं स्तब्धं क्रूरं व्यसनिनं शठम् ।
असंतुष्टमभक्तं च त्यजेद् भृत्यं नराधिपः ॥alasaṃ mukharaṃ stabdhaṃ krūraṃ vyasaninaṃ śaṭham |
asaṃtuṣṭamabhaktaṃ ca tyajed bhṛtyaṃ narādhipaḥ ||
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.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Mukhara (मुखर): defined in 12 categories.
Stabdham (स्तब्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Kruram (krūram, क्रूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ): defined in 10 categories.
Asantushta (asantusta, asantuṣṭa, असन्तुष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Abhakta (अभक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Naradhipa (narādhipa, नराधिप): 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: “alasaṃ mukharaṃ stabdhaṃ krūraṃ vyasaninaṃ śaṭham”
- alasam -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]alas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- mukharam -
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mukhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mukharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- stabdham -
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stabdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]stabdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]stabdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]stabdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √stambh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative single from √stambh class 9 verb]
- krūram -
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krūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]krūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]krūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyasaninam -
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vyasanin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaṭham -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “asaṃtuṣṭamabhaktaṃ ca tyajed bhṛtyaṃ narādhipaḥ”
- asantuṣṭam -
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asantuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asantuṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asantuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhaktam -
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abhakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tyajed -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- bhṛtyam -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- narādhipaḥ -
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narādhipa (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 3148 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.