Sanskrit quote nr. 3731 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असाध्यायाः सुखं सिद्धिः सिद्धायाश्चानुरञ्जनम् ।
रक्तायाश्च रतिः सम्यक् कामशास्त्रप्रयोजनम् ॥asādhyāyāḥ sukhaṃ siddhiḥ siddhāyāścānurañjanam |
raktāyāśca ratiḥ samyak kāmaśāstraprayojanam ||
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.
Asadhya (asādhyā, असाध्या): defined in 8 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Siddha (siddhā, सिद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Rakta (raktā, रक्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Kamashastra (kamasastra, kāmaśāstra, कामशास्त्र): defined in 6 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), 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: “asādhyāyāḥ sukhaṃ siddhiḥ siddhāyāścānurañjanam”
- asādhyāyāḥ -
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asādhyā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- siddhiḥ -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- siddhāyāś -
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siddhā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- añjanam -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]añjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “raktāyāśca ratiḥ samyak kāmaśāstraprayojanam”
- raktāyāś -
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raktā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √rag class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √raj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √raj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √raj class 4 verb], [genitive single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rañj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [genitive single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratiḥ -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāmaśāstra -
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kāmaśāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (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 3731 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.