Sanskrit quote nr. 4212 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आः कष्टमप्रःऋष्टाः ।
शिष्टा अपि वित्तचापलाविष्टाः ॥āḥ kaṣṭamapraḥṛṣṭāḥ |
śiṣṭā api vittacāpalāviṣṭāḥ ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rishta (rsta, ṛṣṭa, ऋष्ट, ṛṣṭā, ऋष्टा): defined in 7 categories.
Shishta (sista, śiṣṭa, शिष्ट, śiṣṭā, शिष्टा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Capala (cāpala, चापल): defined in 17 categories.
Avishta (avista, āviṣṭa, आविष्ट, āviṣṭā, आविष्टा): defined in 7 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), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 kaṣṭamapraḥṛṣṭāḥ”
- 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]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- raḥ -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣṭāḥ -
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ṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śiṣṭā api vittacāpalāviṣṭāḥ”
- śiṣṭā* -
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śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vitta -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- cāpalā -
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cāpala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āviṣṭāḥ -
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āviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āviṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 4212 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.