Sanskrit quote nr. 3208 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अल्पेनापि सुरक्तेन साधनेन प्रयोजनम् ।
ओष्ठद्वयसहायेन कान्तास्येन जगज्जितम् ॥alpenāpi suraktena sādhanena prayojanam |
oṣṭhadvayasahāyena kāntāsyena jagajjitam ||
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.
Alpena (अल्पेन): defined in 1 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Surakta (सुरक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Sadhana (sādhana, साधन): defined in 21 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 categories.
Oshtha (ostha, oṣṭha, ओष्ठ): defined in 11 categories.
Dvayasa (द्वयस): defined in 1 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Prakrit, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “alpenāpi suraktena sādhanena prayojanam”
- alpenā -
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alpena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suraktena -
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surakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]surakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sādhanena -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “oṣṭhadvayasahāyena kāntāsyena jagajjitam”
- oṣṭha -
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oṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayasa -
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dvayasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvayasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāye -
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√hā -> hāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √hā]√hā -> hāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √hā]√hā -> hāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √hā]ha (noun, masculine)[dative single]ha (noun, neuter)[dative single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive first single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- āsyena -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āsya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √as]
- Cannot analyse jagajjitam
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 3208 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.