Sanskrit quote nr. 4210 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आः कष्टं वनवासिसाम्यकृतया सिद्धाश्रमश्रद्धया ।
पल्लीं बालकुरङ्ग संप्रति कुतः प्राप्तोऽसि मृत्योर्मुखम् ॥āḥ kaṣṭaṃ vanavāsisāmyakṛtayā siddhāśramaśraddhayā |
pallīṃ bālakuraṅga saṃprati kutaḥ prāpto'si mṛtyormukham ||
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.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Vanavasin (vanavāsin, वनवासिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Samin (sāmin, सामिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛtā, अकृता): defined in 8 categories.
Siddhashrama (siddhasrama, siddhāśrama, सिद्धाश्रम): defined in 3 categories.
Shraddhaya (sraddhaya, śraddhayā, श्रद्धया): defined in 1 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddhā, श्रद्धा): defined in 20 categories.
Palli (pallī, पल्ली): defined in 8 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Kuranga (kuraṅga, कुरङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Mriti (mrti, mṛti, मृति): defined in 6 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “āḥ kaṣṭaṃ vanavāsisāmyakṛtayā siddhāśramaśraddhayā”
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- 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]
- vanavāsi -
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vanavāsī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vanavāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vanavāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sāmya -
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sāmi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sāmi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sāmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṛtayā -
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akṛtā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- siddhāśrama -
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siddhāśrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śraddhayā -
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śraddhayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “pallīṃ bālakuraṅga saṃprati kutaḥ prāpto'si mṛtyormukham”
- pallīm -
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pallī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bāla -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuraṅga -
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kuraṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāpto' -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- mṛtyor -
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mṛti (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (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 4210 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.