Sanskrit quote nr. 4719 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदित्यचन्द्रहरिशंकरवासवाद्याः ।
शक्ता न जेतुमतिदुःखकराणि यानि ॥ādityacandrahariśaṃkaravāsavādyāḥ |
śaktā na jetumatiduḥkhakarāṇi yāni ||
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.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Harishankara (harisankara, hariśaṅkara, हरिशङ्कर): defined in 1 categories.
Vasava (vāsava, वासव): defined in 15 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Shakta (sakta, śakta, शक्त, śaktā, शक्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Duhkhakara (duḥkhakara, दुःखकर): defined in 3 categories.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil
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: “ādityacandrahariśaṃkaravāsavādyāḥ”
- āditya -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āditya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candra -
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candra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hariśaṅkara -
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hariśaṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsavād -
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vāsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vāsava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yāḥ -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śaktā na jetumatiduḥkhakarāṇi yāni”
- śaktā* -
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śakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śaktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jetum -
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√ji -> jetum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ji]√ji -> jetum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ji]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- duḥkhakarāṇi -
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duḥkhakara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first 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 4719 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.