Sanskrit quote nr. 170 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगतीनां खलीकाराद् दुःखं नैवोपजायते ।
भवन्त्यशोकाः प्रायेण सांकुराः पादताडिताः ॥agatīnāṃ khalīkārād duḥkhaṃ naivopajāyate |
bhavantyaśokāḥ prāyeṇa sāṃkurāḥ pādatāḍitāḥ ||
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.
Agati (अगति): defined in 10 categories.
Khalikara (khalīkāra, खलीकार): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Upaja (उपज): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavanti (भवन्ति, bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashoka (asoka, aśoka, अशोक, aśokā, अशोका): defined in 20 categories.
Prayena (prāyeṇa, प्रायेण): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Tadita (tāḍita, ताडित, tāḍitā, ताडिता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “agatīnāṃ khalīkārād duḥkhaṃ naivopajāyate”
- agatīnām -
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agati (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]agati (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]agati (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- khalīkārād -
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khalīkāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naivo -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upajāya -
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upaja (noun, masculine)[dative single]upaja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “bhavantyaśokāḥ prāyeṇa sāṃkurāḥ pādatāḍitāḥ”
- bhavantya -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- aśokāḥ -
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aśoka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśokā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prāyeṇa -
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prāyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sāṅkurāḥ -
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sāṅkura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sāṅkurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāḍitāḥ -
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tāḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tāḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√taḍ -> tāḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ]√taḍ -> tāḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ], [accusative plural from √taḍ]
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 170 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.