Sanskrit quote nr. 1259 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनर्थकं विप्रवासं गृहेभ्यः पापैः संधिं परदाराभिमर्शम् ।
दम्भं स्तैन्यं पैशुनं मद्यपानं न सेवते यः स सुखी सदैव ॥

anarthakaṃ vipravāsaṃ gṛhebhyaḥ pāpaiḥ saṃdhiṃ paradārābhimarśam |
dambhaṃ stainyaṃ paiśunaṃ madyapānaṃ na sevate yaḥ sa sukhī sadaiva ||

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.

Anarthaka (अनर्थक): defined in 5 categories.
Vipravasa (vipravāsa, विप्रवास): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह): defined in 15 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 19 categories.
Paradarabhimarsha (paradarabhimarsa, paradārābhimarśa, परदाराभिमर्श): defined in 1 categories.
Dambha (दम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Stainya (स्तैन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Paishuna (paisuna, paiśuna, पैशुन): defined in 1 categories.
Madyapana (madyapāna, मद्यपान): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sukhin (सुखिन्): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “anarthakaṃ vipravāsaṃ gṛhebhyaḥ pāpaiḥ saṃdhiṃ paradārābhimarśam
  • anarthakam -
  • anarthaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anarthaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anarthakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vipravāsam -
  • vipravāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gṛhebhyaḥ -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • pāpaiḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sandhim -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • paradārābhimarśam -
  • paradārābhimarśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dambhaṃ stainyaṃ paiśunaṃ madyapānaṃ na sevate yaḥ sa sukhī sadaiva
  • dambham -
  • dambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • stainyam -
  • stainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paiśunam -
  • paiśuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madyapānam -
  • madyapāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhī -
  • sukhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sukhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadai -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]

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 1259 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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