Sanskrit quote nr. 5223 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरूढस्वामिकोऽश्वः स्याद् वित्तचिन्तितसिद्धये ।
सर्वेषां सुरतक्रीडा दृष्टादौ भोगलब्धये ॥ārūḍhasvāmiko'śvaḥ syād vittacintitasiddhaye |
sarveṣāṃ suratakrīḍā dṛṣṭādau bhogalabdhaye ||
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.
Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Cintita (चिन्तित): defined in 6 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Suratakrida (suratakrīḍā, सुरतक्रीडा): defined in 1 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Labdhi (लब्धि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (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: “ārūḍhasvāmiko'śvaḥ syād vittacintitasiddhaye”
- ārūḍha -
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ārūḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārūḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svāmi -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśvaḥ -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- 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]
- cintita -
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cintita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cintita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhaye -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “sarveṣāṃ suratakrīḍā dṛṣṭādau bhogalabdhaye”
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- suratakrīḍā* -
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suratakrīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭā -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhoga -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhoga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- labdhaye -
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labdhi (noun, feminine)[dative 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 5223 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.