Sanskrit quote nr. 3230 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवज्ञानसहस्रैस्तु दोषाः कष्टतरा धने ।
धने सुखकला या च सापि दुःखैर्विधीयते ॥avajñānasahasraistu doṣāḥ kaṣṭatarā dhane |
dhane sukhakalā yā ca sāpi duḥkhairvidhīyate ||
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.
Avajnana (avajñāna, अवज्ञान): defined in 1 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Kashtatara (kastatara, kaṣṭatara, कष्टतर, kaṣṭatarā, कष्टतरा): defined in 4 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “avajñānasahasraistu doṣāḥ kaṣṭatarā dhane”
- avajñāna -
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avajñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrais -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sahasra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- doṣāḥ -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kaṣṭatarā* -
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kaṣṭatara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṣṭatarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhane -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “dhane sukhakalā yā ca sāpi duḥkhairvidhīyate”
- dhane -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalā* -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- duḥkhair -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 3230 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.