Sanskrit quote nr. 3527 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अश्रद्धादर्शनं भान्तिर् दुःखं च त्रिविधं ततः ।
दौर्मनस्यमयोग्येषु विषयेषु च योगता ॥

aśraddhādarśanaṃ bhāntir duḥkhaṃ ca trividhaṃ tataḥ |
daurmanasyamayogyeṣu viṣayeṣu ca yogatā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ashraddha (asraddha, aśraddha, अश्रद्ध, aśraddhā, अश्रद्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Adarshana (adarsana, adarśana, अदर्शन): defined in 8 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Trividha (त्रिविध): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Daurmanasya (दौर्मनस्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ayogya (अयोग्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain 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: “aśraddhādarśanaṃ bhāntir duḥkhaṃ ca trividhaṃ tataḥ
  • aśraddhā -
  • aśraddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśraddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adarśanam -
  • adarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhā -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • antir -
  • anti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “daurmanasyamayogyeṣu viṣayeṣu ca yogatā
  • daurmanasyam -
  • daurmanasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayogyeṣu -
  • ayogya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ayogya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • viṣayeṣu -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 3527 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.

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