Sanskrit quote nr. 5233 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आरोग्यबुद्धिविनयोद्यमशास्त्ररागाः ।
पञ्चान्तराः पठनसिद्धिगुणा भवन्ति ॥

ārogyabuddhivinayodyamaśāstrarāgāḥ |
pañcāntarāḥ paṭhanasiddhiguṇā bhavanti ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Arogya (ārogya, आरोग्य): defined in 13 categories.
Abuddhi (अबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Vinaya (विनय, vinayā, विनया): defined in 15 categories.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Araga (arāga, अराग, arāgā, अरागा): defined in 2 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 17 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Pathana (paṭhana, पठन): defined in 9 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “ārogyabuddhivinayodyamaśāstrarāgāḥ
  • ārogya -
  • ārogya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārogya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abuddhi -
  • abuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abuddhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vinayo -
  • vinaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udyama -
  • udyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arāgāḥ -
  • arāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pañcāntarāḥ paṭhanasiddhiguṇā bhavanti
  • pañcān -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarāḥ -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    taras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭhana -
  • paṭhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhi -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • guṇā* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 5233 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.

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