Sanskrit quote nr. 5292 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलस्यं मदमोहौ च चापलं गोष्ठिरेव च ।
स्तब्धता चाभिमानित्वं तथात्यागित्वमेव च ॥ālasyaṃ madamohau ca cāpalaṃ goṣṭhireva ca |
stabdhatā cābhimānitvaṃ tathātyāgitvameva ca ||
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.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Oha (ओह): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Capala (cāpala, चापल): defined in 17 categories.
Goshthi (gosthi, goṣṭhī, गोष्ठी): defined in 11 categories.
Reva (रेव): defined in 6 categories.
Stabdhata (stabdhatā, स्तब्धता): defined in 1 categories.
Abhimanitva (abhimānitva, अभिमानित्व): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Tyagin (tyāgin, त्यागिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 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), Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism
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 madamohau ca cāpalaṃ goṣṭhireva ca”
- ālasyam -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madam -
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mada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ohau -
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oha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpalam -
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cāpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- goṣṭhi -
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goṣṭhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- reva -
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reva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]reva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “stabdhatā cābhimānitvaṃ tathātyāgitvameva ca”
- stabdhatā -
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stabdhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhimānitvam -
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abhimānitva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tyāgi -
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tyāgin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tyāgin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5292 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.