Sanskrit quote nr. 1157 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्यास्य शान्तां कुकुभं श्र्गाली नरस्य वामा यदि रारटीति ।
तदर्थलाभं वितरत्यवश्यम् अर्थक्षयं दक्षिणतो रटन्ती ॥adhyāsya śāntāṃ kukubhaṃ śrgālī narasya vāmā yadi rāraṭīti |
tadarthalābhaṃ vitaratyavaśyam arthakṣayaṃ dakṣiṇato raṭantī ||
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.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम, vāmā, वामा): defined in 14 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Arati (āraṭi, आरटि, āraṭī, आरटी): defined in 15 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Tadartha (तदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Avashyam (avasyam, avaśyam, अवश्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Dakshinatah (daksinatah, dakṣiṇataḥ, दक्षिणतः): defined in 1 categories.
Ratanti (raṭantī, रटन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Ratat (raṭat, रटत्): defined in 1 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: “adhyāsya śāntāṃ kukubhaṃ śrgālī narasya vāmā yadi rāraṭīti”
- adhyāsya -
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- śāntām -
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śāntā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- kukubham -
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kukubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse śrgālī*na
- narasya -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vāmā* -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āraṭī -
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āraṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āraṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “tadarthalābhaṃ vitaratyavaśyam arthakṣayaṃ dakṣiṇato raṭantī”
- tadartha -
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tadartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tadartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābham -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aratya -
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arati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avaśyam -
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avaśyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avaśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dakṣiṇato* -
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dakṣiṇataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- raṭantī -
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raṭantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]√raṭ -> raṭat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √raṭ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raṭ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raṭ class 1 verb]√raṭ -> raṭantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √raṭ class 1 verb]
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 1157 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.