Sanskrit quote nr. 6256 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
स एवाहृदयो राहुर् अलसः स शनैश्चरः ।
वक्रः कुजन्मा सततं वित्तं यस्य न विद्यते ॥sa evāhṛdayo rāhur alasaḥ sa śanaiścaraḥ |
vakraḥ kujanmā satataṃ vittaṃ yasya na vidyate ||
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.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahridaya (ahrdaya, ahṛdaya, अहृदय): defined in 1 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Shanaishcara (sanaiscara, śanaiścara, शनैश्चर): defined in 7 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Kujanman (कुजन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “sa evāhṛdayo rāhur alasaḥ sa śanaiścaraḥ”
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahṛdayo* -
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ahṛdaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāhur -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alasaḥ -
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alas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]alas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]alasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śanaiścaraḥ -
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śanaiścara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vakraḥ kujanmā satataṃ vittaṃ yasya na vidyate”
- vakraḥ -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kujanmā -
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kujanman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third 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 6256 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.