Sanskrit quote nr. 3516 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशोच्यानीह भूतानि यो मूढस्तानि शोचति ।
तद्दुःखाल्लभते दुःखं द्वावनर्थौ निषेवते ॥aśocyānīha bhūtāni yo mūḍhastāni śocati |
tadduḥkhāllabhate duḥkhaṃ dvāvanarthau niṣevate ||
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.
Ashocya (asocya, aśocya, अशोच्य): defined in 2 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tadduhkha (tadduḥkha, तद्दुःख): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Nisheva (niseva, niṣeva, निषेव): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “aśocyānīha bhūtāni yo mūḍhastāni śocati”
- aśocyānī -
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aśocya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūtāni -
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bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūḍhas -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- tāni -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- śocati -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “tadduḥkhāllabhate duḥkhaṃ dvāvanarthau niṣevate”
- tadduḥkhāl -
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tadduḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvāva -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- anarthau -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- niṣeva -
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niṣeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣeva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3516 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.