Sanskrit quote nr. 1767 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यदुःखेन यो दुःखी योऽन्यहर्षेण हर्षतः ।
स एव जगतामीशो नररूपधरो हरिः ॥anyaduḥkhena yo duḥkhī yo'nyaharṣeṇa harṣataḥ |
sa eva jagatāmīśo nararūpadharo hariḥ ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aduhkha (aduḥkha, अदुःख): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Duhkhin (duḥkhin, दुःखिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Aharsha (aharsa, aharṣa, अहर्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagata (jagatā, जगता): defined in 5 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 14 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Nararupa (nararūpa, नररूप): defined in 1 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, 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: “anyaduḥkhena yo duḥkhī yo'nyaharṣeṇa harṣataḥ”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- aduḥkhena -
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aduḥkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aduḥkha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duḥkhī -
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duḥkhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- aharṣeṇa -
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aharṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aharṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- harṣataḥ -
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√hṛṣ -> harṣat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb]√hṛṣ -> harṣat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb]√hṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “sa eva jagatāmīśo nararūpadharo hariḥ”
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagatām -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jagat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]jagatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- īśo* -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]īś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- nararūpa -
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nararūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nararūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharo* -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hariḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 1767 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.