Sanskrit quote nr. 4806 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधिव्याधिशतैर्वयस्यतितरामारोग्यमुन्मूल्यते ।
लक्ष्मीर्यत्र पतत्रिवच् च विवृतद्वारा इव व्यापदः ॥ādhivyādhiśatairvayasyatitarāmārogyamunmūlyate |
lakṣmīryatra patatrivac ca vivṛtadvārā iva vyāpadaḥ ||
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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.
Adhi (ādhī, आधी): defined in 12 categories.
Vyadhin (vyādhin, व्याधिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayasya (वयस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Arogya (ārogya, आरोग्य): defined in 13 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Patatrin (पतत्रिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vivritadvara (vivrtadvara, vivṛtadvāra, विवृतद्वार, vivṛtadvārā, विवृतद्वारा): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vyapad (vyāpad, व्यापद्): defined in 1 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: “ādhivyādhiśatairvayasyatitarāmārogyamunmūlyate”
- ādhi -
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ādhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vyādhi -
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vyādhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyādhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vyādhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyādhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vayasya -
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vayasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vayasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- titarāmā -
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√tṝ (verb class 3)[imperative active first plural]
- ārogya -
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ārogya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārogya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mun -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- mūlyate -
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√mūl (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “lakṣmīryatra patatrivac ca vivṛtadvārā iva vyāpadaḥ”
- lakṣmīr -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patatri -
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patatri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]patatrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]patatrin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ac -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivṛtadvārā* -
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vivṛtadvāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vivṛtadvārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyāpadaḥ -
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vyāpad (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 4806 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.