Sanskrit quote nr. 3888 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्थिरमनेकरागं ।
गुणरहितं नित्यवक्रदुष्प्रापम् ॥asthiramanekarāgaṃ |
guṇarahitaṃ nityavakraduṣprāpam ||
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.
Asthira (अस्थिर): defined in 8 categories.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Rahita (रहित): defined in 12 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Dushprapa (dusprapa, duṣprāpa, दुष्प्राप): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist 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: “asthiramanekarāgaṃ”
- asthiram -
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asthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rāgam -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “guṇarahitaṃ nityavakraduṣprāpam”
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rahitam -
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rahita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vakra -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duṣprāpam -
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duṣprāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣprāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣprāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3888 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.