Sanskrit quote nr. 119 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्रत्वर्थमिति ज्ञात्वा शक्रे न हुतवान् पुरा ।
नादत्तमिति शास्त्रार्थात् तक्रं शक्रस्य दुर्लभम् ॥akratvarthamiti jñātvā śakre na hutavān purā |
nādattamiti śāstrārthāt takraṃ śakrasya durlabham ||
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.
Akratu (अक्रतु): defined in 1 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र, śakrā, शक्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Shakri (sakri, śakri, शक्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hutavat (हुतवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.
Shastrartha (sastrartha, śāstrārtha, शास्त्रार्थ): defined in 6 categories.
Takra (तक्र): defined in 6 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “akratvarthamiti jñātvā śakre na hutavān purā”
- akratva -
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akratu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]akratu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]akratu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- śakre -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hutavān -
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√hu -> hutavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hu class 3 verb]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nādattamiti śāstrārthāt takraṃ śakrasya durlabham”
- nāda -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śāstrārthāt -
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śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- takram -
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takra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]takrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śakrasya -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śakra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- durlabham -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 119 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.