Sanskrit quote nr. 3657 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असज्जनः सज्जनसङ्गिसङ्गात् ।
करोति दुःसाध्यमपीह साध्यम् ॥asajjanaḥ sajjanasaṅgisaṅgāt |
karoti duḥsādhyamapīha sādhyam ||
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.
Asajjana (असज्जन): defined in 3 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Sangin (saṅgin, सङ्गिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Duhsadhya (duḥsādhya, दुःसाध्य): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Sadhya (sādhya, साध्य): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “asajjanaḥ sajjanasaṅgisaṅgāt”
- asajjanaḥ -
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asajjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sajjana -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgi -
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saṅgin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saṅgin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṅgāt -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “karoti duḥsādhyamapīha sādhyam”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- duḥsādhyam -
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duḥsādhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥsādhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥsādhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apī -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sādhyam -
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sādhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sidh]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
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 3657 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.