Sanskrit quote nr. 5259 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्तानामार्तिसंबन्धं प्रीतिविश्रामकारणम् ।
केन रत्नमिदं सृष्टं मित्रमित्यक्षरद्वयम् ॥ārtānāmārtisaṃbandhaṃ prītiviśrāmakāraṇam |
kena ratnamidaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ mitramityakṣaradvayam ||
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.
Arta (ārta, आर्त, ārtā, आर्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Vishrama (visrama, viśrāma, विश्राम): defined in 7 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Srishta (srsta, sṛṣṭa, सृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “ārtānāmārtisaṃbandhaṃ prītiviśrāmakāraṇam”
- ārtānām -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ārta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ārtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ārti -
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ārti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sambandham -
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sambandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambandhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- viśrāma -
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viśrāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kena ratnamidaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ mitramityakṣaradvayam”
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sṛṣṭam -
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sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- akṣarad -
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√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
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 5259 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.