Sanskrit quote nr. 3150 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलसं विक्रमश्रान्तं विहतोपायचेष्टितम् ।
क्षयव्ययप्रवासैश्च श्रमेण विपरिद्रुतम् ॥alasaṃ vikramaśrāntaṃ vihatopāyaceṣṭitam |
kṣayavyayapravāsaiśca śrameṇa viparidrutam ||
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.
Vikrama (विक्रम): defined in 15 categories.
Shranta (sranta, śrānta, श्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Vihat (विहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vihata (विहत, vihatā, विहता): defined in 3 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Ceshtita (cestita, ceṣṭita, चेष्टित): defined in 10 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Pravasa (pravāsa, प्रवास): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Vipa (विप): defined in 2 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Ruta (रुत): 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 vikramaśrāntaṃ vihatopāyaceṣṭitam”
- 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]
- vikrama -
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vikrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrāntam -
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śrānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śrā class 2 verb]√śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
- vihato -
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vihata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vihata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vihat (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāya -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ceṣṭitam -
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ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
- Line 2: “kṣayavyayapravāsaiśca śrameṇa viparidrutam”
- kṣaya -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṣan]√kṣi (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√kṣī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vyaya -
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vyaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vyā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√vyay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pravāsaiś -
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pravāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrameṇa -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vipa -
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vipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rid -
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rit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rutam -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
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 3150 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.