Sanskrit quote nr. 5300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलस्येन हता विद्या परहस्तगताः स्त्रियः ।
अल्पबीजं हतं क्षेत्रं हतं सैन्यमनायकम् ॥ālasyena hatā vidyā parahastagatāḥ striyaḥ |
alpabījaṃ hataṃ kṣetraṃ hataṃ sainyamanāyakam ||
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.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Hastagata (हस्तगत, hastagatā, हस्तगता): defined in 4 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Kshetra (ksetra, kṣetra, क्षेत्र): defined in 18 categories.
Anayaka (anāyaka, अनायक): 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), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ālasyena hatā vidyā parahastagatāḥ striyaḥ”
- ālasyena -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hatā* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- hastagatāḥ -
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hastagata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hastagatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “alpabījaṃ hataṃ kṣetraṃ hataṃ sainyamanāyakam”
- alpa -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- kṣetram -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sainyam -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anāyakam -
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anāyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāyaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāyakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5300 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.