Sanskrit quote nr. 6903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्योगः क्षयमेति हन्त सहसा जाड्यं समुज्जृम्भते ।
मित्रस्यापि च दर्शनं भवति नो किं वान्यदाचक्ष्महे ॥udyogaḥ kṣayameti hanta sahasā jāḍyaṃ samujjṛmbhate |
mitrasyāpi ca darśanaṃ bhavati no kiṃ vānyadācakṣmahe ||
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.
Udyoga (उद्योग): defined in 6 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Jadya (jāḍya, जाड्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ujjrimbha (ujjrmbha, ujjṛmbha, उज्जृम्भ): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vani (vānī, वानी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanya (vānya, वान्य): defined in 7 categories.
Ada (adā, अदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “udyogaḥ kṣayameti hanta sahasā jāḍyaṃ samujjṛmbhate”
- udyogaḥ -
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udyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāḍyam -
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jāḍya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ujjṛmbha -
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ujjṛmbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ujjṛmbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- Line 2: “mitrasyāpi ca darśanaṃ bhavati no kiṃ vānyadācakṣmahe”
- mitrasyā -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mitra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśanam -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vānya -
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vānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vānya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vānya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vam -> vānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vam]va (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√van -> vānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- adā -
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adā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cakṣmahe -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle first plural]
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 6903 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.