Sanskrit quote nr. 4137 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो गुणानां प्राप्त्यर्थं यतन्ते बहुधा नरः ।
मुक्ता यदर्थं भग्नास्या इतरेषां च का कथा ॥aho guṇānāṃ prāptyarthaṃ yatante bahudhā naraḥ |
muktā yadarthaṃ bhagnāsyā itareṣāṃ ca kā kathā ||
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.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Bahudha (bahudhā, बहुधा): defined in 5 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Yadartha (यदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न, bhagnā, भग्ना): defined in 13 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य, āsyā, आस्या): defined in 10 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “aho guṇānāṃ prāptyarthaṃ yatante bahudhā naraḥ”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- guṇānām -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prāptya -
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prāpti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yatante -
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√yat (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- bahudhā -
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bahudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “muktā yadarthaṃ bhagnāsyā itareṣāṃ ca kā kathā”
- muktā* -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- yadartham -
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yadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhagnā -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsyā* -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ās], [vocative plural from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ās], [vocative plural from √ās], [accusative plural from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √as], [vocative plural from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √as], [vocative plural from √as], [accusative plural from √as]
- itareṣām -
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itara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]itara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4137 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.