Sanskrit quote nr. 3532 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्रान्तिर्बन्धुतां धत्ते कष्टं नष्टस्य नश्वरः ।
स्कन्धेन पङ्गुना पङ्गुर् नहि वर्त्मनि नीयते ॥aśrāntirbandhutāṃ dhatte kaṣṭaṃ naṣṭasya naśvaraḥ |
skandhena paṅgunā paṅgur nahi vartmani nīyate ||
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.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhuta (bandhutā, बन्धुता): defined in 3 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Nashvara (nasvara, naśvara, नश्वर): defined in 5 categories.
Skandha (स्कन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Pangu (paṅgu, पङ्गु): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “aśrāntirbandhutāṃ dhatte kaṣṭaṃ naṣṭasya naśvaraḥ”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrā -
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√śrā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- antir -
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anti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bandhutām -
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bandhutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- naṣṭasya -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √naś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √naś class 1 verb], [genitive single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √naś class 1 verb]
- naśvaraḥ -
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naśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “skandhena paṅgunā paṅgur nahi vartmani nīyate”
- skandhena -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- paṅgunā -
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paṅgu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]paṅgu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paṅgur -
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paṅgu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vartmani -
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vartmani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vartman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nīyate -
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√nī (verb class 1)[present passive third 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 3532 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.