Sanskrit quote nr. 4149 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो दैन्यमहो कष्टं पारक्यैः क्षणभङ्गुरैः ।
यन्नोपकुर्यादस्वार्थैर् मर्त्यः स्वज्ञातिविग्रहैः ॥aho dainyamaho kaṣṭaṃ pārakyaiḥ kṣaṇabhaṅguraiḥ |
yannopakuryādasvārthair martyaḥ svajñātivigrahaiḥ ||
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.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Parakya (pārakya, पारक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kshanabhangura (ksanabhangura, kṣaṇabhaṅgura, क्षणभङ्गुर): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asvartha (asvārtha, अस्वार्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य): defined in 7 categories.
Vigraha (विग्रह): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “aho dainyamaho kaṣṭaṃ pārakyaiḥ kṣaṇabhaṅguraiḥ”
- 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]
- dainyam -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- pārakyaiḥ -
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pārakya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pārakya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kṣaṇabhaṅguraiḥ -
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kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “yannopakuryādasvārthair martyaḥ svajñātivigrahaiḥ”
- yann -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- opa -
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opa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- asvārthair -
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asvārtha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asvārtha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- martyaḥ -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svajñāti -
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svajñāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]svajñāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vigrahaiḥ -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vigraha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 4149 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.