Sanskrit quote nr. 5438 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशा बलवती कष्टा नैराश्यं परमं सुखम् ।
आशां निराशां कृत्वा तु सुखं स्वपिति पिङ्गला ॥āśā balavatī kaṣṭā nairāśyaṃ paramaṃ sukham |
āśāṃ nirāśāṃ kṛtvā tu sukhaṃ svapiti piṅgalā ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Balavat (बलवत्): defined in 5 categories.
Balavati (balavatī, बलवती): defined in 7 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट, kaṣṭā, कष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Nairashya (nairasya, nairāśya, नैराश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pingala (piṅgalā, पिङ्गला): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āśā balavatī kaṣṭā nairāśyaṃ paramaṃ sukham”
- āśā* -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- balavatī -
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balavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]balavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kaṣṭā* -
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kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
- nairāśyam -
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nairāśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “āśāṃ nirāśāṃ kṛtvā tu sukhaṃ svapiti piṅgalā”
- āśām -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nirāśām -
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nirāśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svapiti -
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√svap (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- piṅgalā -
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piṅgalā (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 5438 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.