Sanskrit quote nr. 6881 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यमः कलहः कण्डूर् द्यूतमद्यपरस्त्रियः ।
निद्रा मैथुनमालस्यं सेवनात् तु विवर्धते ॥udyamaḥ kalahaḥ kaṇḍūr dyūtamadyaparastriyaḥ |
nidrā maithunamālasyaṃ sevanāt tu vivardhate ||
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.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Kandu (kaṇḍu, कण्डु, kaṇḍū, कण्डू): defined in 10 categories.
Dyuta (dyūta, द्यूत): defined in 9 categories.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Parastri (parastrī, परस्त्री): defined in 5 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Maithuna (मैथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Alasya (ālasya, आलस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sevana (सेवन): defined in 11 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Viva (विव, vivā, विवा): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “udyamaḥ kalahaḥ kaṇḍūr dyūtamadyaparastriyaḥ”
- udyamaḥ -
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udyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalahaḥ -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇḍūr -
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kaṇḍu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]kaṇḍū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- dyūtam -
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dyūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parastri -
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parastrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nidrā maithunamālasyaṃ sevanāt tu vivardhate”
- nidrā* -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maithunam -
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maithuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maithuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ālasyam -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sevanāt -
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sevana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛdha -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 6881 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.