Sanskrit quote nr. 6907 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्योगादनिवृत्तस्य सुसहायस्य धीमतः ।
छायेवानुगता तस्य नित्यं श्रीः सहचारिणी ॥

udyogādanivṛttasya susahāyasya dhīmataḥ |
chāyevānugatā tasya nityaṃ śrīḥ sahacāriṇī ||

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.

Udyoga (उद्योग): defined in 6 categories.
Anivritta (anivrtta, anivṛtta, अनिवृत्त): defined in 3 categories.
Susahaya (susahāya, सुसहाय): defined in 1 categories.
Dhimat (dhīmat, धीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Cha (छ): defined in 10 categories.
Chaya (chāya, छाय, chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Ivat (īvat, ईवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Sahacarini (sahacāriṇī, सहचारिणी): defined in 1 categories.
Sahacarin (sahacārin, सहचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “udyogādanivṛttasya susahāyasya dhīmataḥ
  • udyogād -
  • udyoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • anivṛttasya -
  • anivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    anivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • susahāyasya -
  • susahāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    susahāya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhīmataḥ -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “chāyevānugatā tasya nityaṃ śrīḥ sahacāriṇī
  • chāye -
  • chāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    chāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    chāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īvān -
  • īvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atā -
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sahacāriṇī -
  • sahacāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sahacārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

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 6907 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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