Sanskrit quote nr. 1261 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनर्थमर्थतः पश्यन्न् अर्थं चैवाप्यनर्थतः ।
इन्द्रियैः प्रसृतो बालः सुदुःखं मन्यते सुखम् ॥anarthamarthataḥ paśyann arthaṃ caivāpyanarthataḥ |
indriyaiḥ prasṛto bālaḥ suduḥkhaṃ manyate sukham ||
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.
Anartha (अनर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Arthatah (arthataḥ, अर्थतः): defined in 2 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Prasrita (prasrta, prasṛta, प्रसृत): defined in 9 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Suduhkha (suduḥkha, सुदुःख): defined in 2 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), 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, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anarthamarthataḥ paśyann arthaṃ caivāpyanarthataḥ”
- anartham -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arthataḥ -
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arthataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√arth (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- paśyann -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- anartha -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “indriyaiḥ prasṛto bālaḥ suduḥkhaṃ manyate sukham”
- indriyaiḥ -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]indriya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- prasṛto* -
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prasṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bālaḥ -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suduḥkham -
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suduḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suduḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suduḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (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 1261 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.