Sanskrit quote nr. 1020 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्वैतं सुखदुःखयोरनुगुणं सर्वास्ववस्थासु यद् विश्रामो हृदयस्य यत्र जरसा यस्मिन्नहार्यो रसः ।
कालेनावरणात्ययात् परिणते यत्स्नेहसारे स्थितं भद्रं तस्य सुमानुषस्य कथमप्येकं हि तत् प्राप्यते ॥advaitaṃ sukhaduḥkhayoranuguṇaṃ sarvāsvavasthāsu yad viśrāmo hṛdayasya yatra jarasā yasminnahāryo rasaḥ |
kālenāvaraṇātyayāt pariṇate yatsnehasāre sthitaṃ bhadraṃ tasya sumānuṣasya kathamapyekaṃ hi tat prāpyate ||
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.
Advaita (अद्वैत): defined in 8 categories.
Sukhaduhkha (sukhaduḥkha, सुखदुःख): defined in 8 categories.
Anugunam (anuguṇam, अनुगुणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anuguna (anuguṇa, अनुगुण): defined in 6 categories.
Avastha (avasthā, अवस्था): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishrama (visrama, viśrāma, विश्राम): defined in 7 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Jaras (जरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Aharya (ahārya, अहार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Kalena (kālena, कालेन): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Avarana (āvaraṇa, आवरण): defined in 17 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Parinati (pariṇati, परिणति): defined in 4 categories.
Snehasara (snehasāra, स्नेहसार, snehasārā, स्नेहसारा): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Suma (सुम): defined in 7 categories.
Ushasya (usasya, uṣasya, उषस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “advaitaṃ sukhaduḥkhayoranuguṇaṃ sarvāsvavasthāsu yad viśrāmo hṛdayasya yatra jarasā yasminnahāryo rasaḥ”
- advaitam -
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advaita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]advaita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]advaitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukhaduḥkhayor -
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sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- anuguṇam -
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anuguṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anuguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anuguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anuguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvāsva -
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sarvā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- avasthāsu -
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avasthā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- viśrāmo* -
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viśrāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hṛdayasya -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jarasā -
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jaras (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jaras (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yasminn -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- ahāryo* -
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ahārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rasaḥ -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kālenāvaraṇātyayāt pariṇate yatsnehasāre sthitaṃ bhadraṃ tasya sumānuṣasya kathamapyekaṃ hi tat prāpyate”
- kālenā -
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kālena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āvaraṇāt -
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āvaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āvaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pariṇate -
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pariṇata (noun, masculine)[locative single]pariṇata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pariṇatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pariṇati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- snehasāre -
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snehasāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]snehasāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]snehasārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tasya -
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√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]
- sumān -
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suma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uṣasya -
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uṣasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]uṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (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]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 1020 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.