Sanskrit quote nr. 5241 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आरोप्यतेऽश्मा शैलाग्रं यथा यत्नेन भूयसा ।
निपात्यते सुखेनाधस् तथात्मा गुणदोषयोः ॥

āropyate'śmā śailāgraṃ yathā yatnena bhūyasā |
nipātyate sukhenādhas tathātmā guṇadoṣayoḥ ||

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.

Aropya (āropya, आरोप्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shailagra (sailagra, śailāgra, शैलाग्र): defined in 2 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Bhuyasa (bhūyasā, भूयसा): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Nipatya (nipātya, निपात्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nipatin (nipātin, निपातिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Gunadosha (gunadosa, guṇadoṣa, गुणदोष): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “āropyate'śmā śailāgraṃ yathā yatnena bhūyasā
  • āropya -
  • āropya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āropya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • aśmā -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śailāgram -
  • śailāgra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yatnena -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhūyasā -
  • bhūyasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhūyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nipātyate sukhenādhas tathātmā guṇadoṣayoḥ
  • nipātya -
  • nipātya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nipātin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nipātin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nipātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipātya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ate -
  • sukhenā -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • adhas -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇadoṣayoḥ -
  • guṇadoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    guṇadoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

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 5241 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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