Sanskrit quote nr. 6159 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह गमिष्यति वैद्यमतिः श्रमं ।
प्रथममेव पुरस्तु महासुखम् ॥iha gamiṣyati vaidyamatiḥ śramaṃ |
prathamameva purastu mahāsukham ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vaidi (वैदि, vaidī, वैदी): defined in 1 categories.
Vaidya (वैद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Amati (अमति): defined in 5 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Prathamam (प्रथमम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mahasukha (mahāsukha, महासुख): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “iha gamiṣyati vaidyamatiḥ śramaṃ”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gamiṣyati -
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√gam (verb class 1)[future active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[future active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[future active third single]
- vaidya -
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vaidi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaidī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vaidya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amatiḥ -
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amatis (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]amatis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]amati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śramam -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prathamameva purastu mahāsukham”
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puras -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahāsukham -
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mahāsukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāsukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6159 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.