Sanskrit quote nr. 6248 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ईर्ष्यी घृणी त्वसंतुष्टः क्रोधनो नित्यशङ्कितः ।
परभाग्योपजीवी च षडेते नित्यदुःखिताः ॥

īrṣyī ghṛṇī tvasaṃtuṣṭaḥ krodhano nityaśaṅkitaḥ |
parabhāgyopajīvī ca ṣaḍete nityaduḥkhitāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Irshyin (irsyin, īrṣyin, ईर्ष्यिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghrini (ghrni, ghṛṇi, घृणि): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Asantushta (asantusta, asantuṣṭa, असन्तुष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Krodhana (क्रोधन): defined in 8 categories.
Nityashankita (nityasankita, nityaśaṅkita, नित्यशङ्कित): defined in 1 categories.
Parabhagyopajivin (parabhāgyopajīvin, परभाग्योपजीविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Duhkhita (duḥkhita, दुःखित, duḥkhitā, दुःखिता): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy

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: “īrṣyī ghṛṇī tvasaṃtuṣṭaḥ krodhano nityaśaṅkitaḥ
  • īrṣyī -
  • īrṣyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghṛṇī -
  • ghṛṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghṛṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghṛṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asantuṣṭaḥ -
  • asantuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodhano* -
  • krodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityaśaṅkitaḥ -
  • nityaśaṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “parabhāgyopajīvī ca ṣaḍete nityaduḥkhitāḥ
  • parabhāgyopajīvī -
  • parabhāgyopajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣaḍ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • nitya -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhitāḥ -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6248 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.

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