Sanskrit quote nr. 3402 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविश्रामं वहेद् भारं शीतोष्णं च न विन्दति ।
ससंतोषस्तथा नित्यं त्रीणि शिक्षेत गर्दभात् ॥aviśrāmaṃ vahed bhāraṃ śītoṣṇaṃ ca na vindati |
sasaṃtoṣastathā nityaṃ trīṇi śikṣeta gardabhāt ||
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.
Avishramam (avisramam, aviśrāmam, अविश्रामम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Shitoshna (sitosna, śītoṣṇa, शीतोष्ण): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vindati (vindatī, विन्दती): defined in 2 categories.
Tavas (तवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tosha (tosa, toṣa, तोष): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Gardabha (गर्दभ): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “aviśrāmaṃ vahed bhāraṃ śītoṣṇaṃ ca na vindati”
- aviśrāmam -
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aviśrāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vahed -
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√vah (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- bhāram -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śītoṣṇam -
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śītoṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śītoṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śītoṣṇā (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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vindati -
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√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sasaṃtoṣastathā nityaṃ trīṇi śikṣeta gardabhāt”
- sasan -
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√sas -> sasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sas class 2 verb]
- toṣas -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tavas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]toṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse trīṇi*śi
- śikṣeta -
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√śikṣ (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]√śak (verb class 0)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- gardabhāt -
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gardabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]gardabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 3402 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.