Sanskrit quote nr. 1040 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधममित्रकुमित्रसमागमः प्रियवियोगभयानि दरिद्रता ।
अपयशः खलु लोकपराभवो भवति पापतरोः फलमीदृशम् ॥

adhamamitrakumitrasamāgamaḥ priyaviyogabhayāni daridratā |
apayaśaḥ khalu lokaparābhavo bhavati pāpataroḥ phalamīdṛśam ||

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.

Adhama (अधम): defined in 11 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Kumitra (कुमित्र): defined in 1 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Daridrat (दरिद्रत्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridrata (daridratā, दरिद्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Apayashas (apayasas, apayaśas, अपयशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Lokapa (लोकप): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Abhu (ābhu, आभु): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Papatara (pāpatara, पापतर, pāpatarā, पापतरा): defined in 1 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśa, ईदृश): defined in 3 categories.

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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: “adhamamitrakumitrasamāgamaḥ priyaviyogabhayāni daridratā
  • adhama -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumitra -
  • kumitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāgamaḥ -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viyoga -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayāni -
  • bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • daridratā -
  • daridrat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    daridrat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    daridratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apayaśaḥ khalu lokaparābhavo bhavati pāpataroḥ phalamīdṛśam
  • apayaśaḥ -
  • apayaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • lokapa -
  • lokapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābhavo* -
  • ābhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ābhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • pāpataro -
  • pāpatara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpatara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpatarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

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 1040 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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