Sanskrit quote nr. 6904 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्योगः शत्रुवन् मित्रम् आलस्यं मित्रवद् विषम् ।
विषवच् चामृतं विद्या सुधावद् विषम गना ॥udyogaḥ śatruvan mitram ālasyaṃ mitravad viṣam |
viṣavac cāmṛtaṃ vidyā sudhāvad viṣama ganā ||
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.
Shatruvat (satruvat, śatruvat, शत्रुवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Alasya (ālasya, आलस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Mitravat (मित्रवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vishavat (visavat, viṣavat, विषवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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 śatruvan mitram ālasyaṃ mitravad viṣam”
- udyogaḥ -
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udyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatruvan -
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śatruvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālasyam -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mitravad -
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mitravat (noun, masculine)[compound]mitravat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “viṣavac cāmṛtaṃ vidyā sudhāvad viṣama ganā”
- viṣavac -
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viṣavat (noun, masculine)[compound]viṣavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cām -
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cā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sudhāvad -
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sudhāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]
- viṣama -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gan -
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gat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 6904 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.