Sanskrit quote nr. 5296 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलस्यं हरति प्रज्ञां धनमायुर्यशो बलम् ।
यस्मिन्नास्ते तदालस्यं सर्वदोषाकरस्तु सः ॥ālasyaṃ harati prajñāṃ dhanamāyuryaśo balam |
yasminnāste tadālasyaṃ sarvadoṣākarastu saḥ ||
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.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prajna (prajñā, प्रज्ञा): defined in 11 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ushakara (usakara, uṣākara, उषाकर): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 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), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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 harati prajñāṃ dhanamāyuryaśo balam”
- ālasyam -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prajñām -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yasminnāste tadālasyaṃ sarvadoṣākarastu saḥ”
- yasminn -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- āste -
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√ās (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ālasyam -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvado -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣākaras -
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uṣākara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[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 5296 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.