Sanskrit quote nr. 1463 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुदिनमभ्यासदृढैः सोढुं दीर्घोऽपि शक्यते विरहः ।
प्रत्यासन्नसमाग म- मुहूर्तविघ्नोऽपि दुर्विषः ॥

anudinamabhyāsadṛḍhaiḥ soḍhuṃ dīrgho'pi śakyate virahaḥ |
pratyāsannasamāga ma- muhūrtavighno'pi durviṣaḥ ||

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.

Anudinam (अनुदिनम्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Dridha (drdha, dṛḍha, दृढ): defined in 13 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Pratyasanna (pratyāsanna, प्रत्यासन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Muhurta (muhūrta, मुहूर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Vighna (विघ्न): defined in 10 categories.
Durvisha (durvisa, durviṣa, दुर्विष): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil

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: “anudinamabhyāsadṛḍhaiḥ soḍhuṃ dīrgho'pi śakyate virahaḥ
  • anudinam -
  • anudinam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhyāsa -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛḍhaiḥ -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse soḍhum*dī
  • dīrgho' -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • virahaḥ -
  • viraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyāsannasamāga ma- muhūrtavighno'pi durviṣaḥ
  • pratyāsanna -
  • pratyāsanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyāsanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aga -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muhūrta -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vighno' -
  • vighna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • durviṣaḥ -
  • durviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 1463 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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