Sanskrit quote nr. 3774 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असुखैश्च विनालापो गुह्यस्य कथनं तथा ।
विपद्विमोक्षणं चैव मित्रतायाः फलत्रयम् ॥asukhaiśca vinālāpo guhyasya kathanaṃ tathā |
vipadvimokṣaṇaṃ caiva mitratāyāḥ 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.
Asukha (असुख): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Vinala (vināla, विनाल, vinālā, विनाला): defined in 1 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apas (अपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Guhya (गुह्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kathana (कथन): defined in 7 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vipad (विपद्): defined in 8 categories.
Vimokshana (vimoksana, vimokṣaṇa, विमोक्षण): defined in 3 categories.
Mitrata (mitratā, मित्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Phalatraya (फलत्रय): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “asukhaiśca vinālāpo guhyasya kathanaṃ tathā”
- asukhaiś -
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asukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vinālā -
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vināla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vināla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vinālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apo* -
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apas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]apas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]ap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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: “vipadvimokṣaṇaṃ caiva mitratāyāḥ phalatrayam”
- vipad -
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vipad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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]
- mitratāyāḥ -
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mitratā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 3774 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.