Sanskrit quote nr. 4211 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आः कष्टं सुविवेकशून्यहृदयैः संसर्गमाप्तं च तैर् ।
विक्रीतं बदरैः समं क्षितितले कुग्रामसीम्नि स्फुटम् ॥āḥ kaṣṭaṃ suvivekaśūnyahṛdayaiḥ saṃsargamāptaṃ ca tair |
vikrītaṃ badaraiḥ samaṃ kṣititale kugrāmasīmni sphuṭam ||
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.
Shunyahridaya (sunyahrdaya, śūnyahṛdaya, शून्यहृदय): defined in 2 categories.
Samsarga (saṃsarga, संसर्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Apta (āpta, आप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vikrita (vikrīta, विक्रीत): defined in 11 categories.
Badara (बदर): defined in 15 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Kshititala (ksititala, kṣititala, क्षितितल): defined in 2 categories.
Kugrama (kugrāma, कुग्राम): defined in 3 categories.
Siman (sīman, सीमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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 suvivekaśūnyahṛdayaiḥ saṃsargamāptaṃ ca tair”
- 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]
- suvi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[locative single]sū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- veka -
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√vak (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- śūnyahṛdayaiḥ -
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śūnyahṛdaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śūnyahṛdaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saṃsargam -
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saṃsarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃsargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āptam -
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āpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse tair
- Line 2: “vikrītaṃ badaraiḥ samaṃ kṣititale kugrāmasīmni sphuṭam”
- vikrītam -
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vikrīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikrīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikrītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- badaraiḥ -
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badara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]badara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣititale -
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kṣititala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kugrāma -
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kugrāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmni -
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sīman (noun, feminine)[locative single]sīman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (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 4211 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.