Sanskrit quote nr. 4522 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आढ्यो वापि दरिद्रो वा दुःखितः सुखितोऽपि वा ।
निर्दोषो वा सदोषो वा वयस्यः परमा गतिः ॥āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito'pi vā |
nirdoṣo vā sadoṣo vā vayasyaḥ paramā gatiḥ ||
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.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Duhkhita (duḥkhita, दुःखित): defined in 8 categories.
Sukhita (सुखित): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nirdosha (nirdosa, nirdoṣa, निर्दोष): defined in 6 categories.
Sadosha (sadosa, sadoṣa, सदोष): defined in 6 categories.
Vayasya (वयस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
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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: “āḍhyo vāpi daridro vā duḥkhitaḥ sukhito'pi vā”
- āḍhyo* -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daridro* -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- duḥkhitaḥ -
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duḥkhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukhito' -
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sukhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “nirdoṣo vā sadoṣo vā vayasyaḥ paramā gatiḥ”
- nirdoṣo* -
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nirdoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sadoṣo* -
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sadoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vayasyaḥ -
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vayasya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paramā* -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[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 4522 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.