Sanskrit quote nr. 3625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंपत्तौ परो लाभो गुह्यस्य कथनं तथा ।
आपद्विमोक्षणं चैव मित्रस्यैतत् फलत्रयम् ॥asaṃpattau paro lābho guhyasya kathanaṃ tathā |
āpadvimokṣaṇaṃ caiva mitrasyaitat phalatrayam ||
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.
Asampatti (असम्पत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Guhya (गुह्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kathana (कथन): defined in 7 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vimokshana (vimoksana, vimokṣaṇa, विमोक्षण): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Phalatraya (फलत्रय): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “asaṃpattau paro lābho guhyasya kathanaṃ tathā”
- asampattau -
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asampatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lābho* -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guhyasya -
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guhya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]guhya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √guh class 1 verb]
- kathanam -
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kathana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kathana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kathanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “āpadvimokṣaṇaṃ caiva mitrasyaitat phalatrayam”
- āpad -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]
- vimokṣaṇam -
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vimokṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vimokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vimokṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mitrasyai -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mitra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalatrayam -
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phalatraya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3625 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.