Sanskrit quote nr. 5291 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलस्यं प्रथमं पश्चाद् व्याधिपीडा प्रजायते ।
प्रमादः संशयस्थाने चित्तस्येहानवस्थितिः ॥ālasyaṃ prathamaṃ paścād vyādhipīḍā prajāyate |
pramādaḥ saṃśayasthāne cittasyehānavasthitiḥ ||
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.
Alasya (ālasya, आलस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Prathamam (प्रथमम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Vyadhin (vyādhin, व्याधिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Pida (pīḍā, पीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Praja (प्रज): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pramada (pramāda, प्रमाद): defined in 16 categories.
Samshayastha (samsayastha, saṃśayastha, संशयस्थ, saṃśayasthā, संशयस्था): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Ihana (īhāna, ईहान): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Asthiti (अस्थिति): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ālasyaṃ prathamaṃ paścād vyādhipīḍā prajāyate”
- ālasyam -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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]
- pīḍā -
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pīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajāya -
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praja (noun, masculine)[dative single]praja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pramādaḥ saṃśayasthāne cittasyehānavasthitiḥ”
- pramādaḥ -
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pramāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃśayasthā -
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saṃśayastha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃśayastha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saṃśayasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cittasye -
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citta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]citta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- īhāna -
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√īh -> īhāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īh class 1 verb]√īh -> īhāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īh class 1 verb]
- 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]
- asthitiḥ -
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asthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 5291 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.