Sanskrit quote nr. 1239 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनभ्यासेन वेदानाम् आचारस्य च वर्जनात् ।
आलस्यादन्नदोषाच्च मृत्युर्विप्रान् जिघांसति ॥

anabhyāsena vedānām ācārasya ca varjanāt |
ālasyādannadoṣācca mṛtyurviprān jighāṃsati ||

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.

Anabhyasa (anabhyāsa, अनभ्यास): defined in 6 categories.
Veda (वेद, vedā, वेदा): defined in 21 categories.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Varjana (वर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Alasya (ālasya, आलस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Annadosha (annadosa, annadoṣa, अन्नदोष): defined in 1 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Jighamsat (jighāṃsat, जिघांसत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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: “anabhyāsena vedānām ācārasya ca varjanāt
  • anabhyāsena -
  • anabhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anabhyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vedānām -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ācārasya -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjanāt -
  • varjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “ālasyādannadoṣācca mṛtyurviprān jighāṃsati
  • ālasyād -
  • ālasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ālasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • annadoṣāc -
  • annadoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛtyur -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viprān -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jighāṃsati -
  • han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √han]
    han -> jighāṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √han]
    han (verb class 0)
    [present active third 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 1239 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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