Sanskrit quote nr. 8199 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऐशान्यां पतनं दुष्टं विदिशोऽन्याश्च शोभनाः ।
हर्षपुष्टिकराश्चैव सिद्धिदाः शस्त्रकर्मणि ॥aiśānyāṃ patanaṃ duṣṭaṃ vidiśo'nyāśca śobhanāḥ |
harṣapuṣṭikarāścaiva siddhidāḥ śastrakarmaṇi ||
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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.
Aishani (aisani, aiśānī, ऐशानी): defined in 5 categories.
Patana (पतन): defined in 17 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Vidish (vidis, vidiś, विदिश्): defined in 4 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन, śobhanā, शोभना): defined in 10 categories.
Harsha (harsa, harṣa, हर्ष): defined in 14 categories.
Pushtikara (pustikara, puṣṭikara, पुष्टिकर): defined in 4 categories.
Siddhida (सिद्धिद, siddhidā, सिद्धिदा): defined in 7 categories.
Shastrakarman (sastrakarman, śastrakarman, शस्त्रकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “aiśānyāṃ patanaṃ duṣṭaṃ vidiśo'nyāśca śobhanāḥ”
- aiśānyām -
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aiśānī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- patanam -
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patana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- duṣṭam -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidiśo' -
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vidiś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidiś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidiś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- anyāś -
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anī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√an (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhanāḥ -
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śobhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śobhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “harṣapuṣṭikarāścaiva siddhidāḥ śastrakarmaṇi”
- harṣa -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]harṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- puṣṭikarāś -
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puṣṭikara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- siddhidāḥ -
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siddhida (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siddhidā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śastrakarmaṇi -
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śastrakarman (noun, neuter)[locative 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 8199 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.