Sanskrit quote nr. 9278 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कांश्चिदर्थान् नरः प्राज्ञो लघुमूलान् महाफलान् ।
क्षिप्रमारभते कर्तुं न विघ्नयति तादृशान् ॥kāṃścidarthān naraḥ prājño laghumūlān mahāphalān |
kṣipramārabhate kartuṃ na vighnayati tādṛśān ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Arthat (arthāt, अर्थात्): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Laghumula (laghumūla, लघुमूल): defined in 1 categories.
Mahaphala (mahāphala, महाफल): defined in 6 categories.
Kshipram (ksipram, kṣipram, क्षिप्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipra (ksipra, kṣipra, क्षिप्र): defined in 16 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vighna (विघ्न): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Tadrisha (tadrsa, tādṛśa, तादृश): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (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: “kāṃścidarthān naraḥ prājño laghumūlān mahāphalān”
- kāṃś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arthān -
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arthāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prājño* -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- laghumūlān -
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laghumūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]laghumūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mahāphalān -
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mahāphala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kṣipramārabhate kartuṃ na vighnayati tādṛśān”
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āra -
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āra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (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]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vighna -
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vighna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- tādṛśān -
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tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 9278 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.