Sanskrit quote nr. 6057 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रियाण्यनुपक्लेश्य लभ्यं श्रेयो गृहाश्रमे ।
अतस्तुर्याश्रमं प्राहुर् अबाधन्यायबाधितम् ॥indriyāṇyanupakleśya labhyaṃ śreyo gṛhāśrame |
atasturyāśramaṃ prāhur abādhanyāyabādhitam ||
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.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pac (पच्): defined in 1 categories.
Leshya (lesya, leśya, लेश्य): defined in 4 categories.
Labhya (लभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Grihashrama (grhasrama, gṛhāśrama, गृहाश्रम): defined in 4 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Turyashra (turyasra, turyāśra, तुर्याश्र): defined in 2 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahura (अहुर): defined in 1 categories.
Badha (bādha, बाध): defined in 12 categories.
Nyaya (nyāya, न्याय): defined in 14 categories.
Badhita (bādhita, बाधित): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “indriyāṇyanupakleśya labhyaṃ śreyo gṛhāśrame”
- indriyāṇya -
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indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pak -
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pac (noun, masculine)[compound]pac (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- leśya -
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leśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]leśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√liś -> leśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √liś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √liś class 6 verb]√liś -> leśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √liś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √liś class 6 verb]
- labhyam -
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labhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]labhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]labhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√labh -> labhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- gṛhāśrame -
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gṛhāśrama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “atasturyāśramaṃ prāhur abādhanyāyabādhitam”
- atas -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- turyāśram -
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turyāśra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]turyāśra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]turyāśrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahura -
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ahura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bādha -
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bādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nyāya -
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nyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bādhitam -
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bādhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bādhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bādhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bādh -> bādhita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bādh]√bādh -> bādhita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bādh]√bādh -> bādhitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bādh]√bādh -> bādhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bādh]√bādh -> bādhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bādh], [accusative single from √bādh]
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 6057 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.