Sanskrit quote nr. 2201 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियैः सह संवासः प्रियैश्चापि विनाभवः ।
असद्भिः संप्रयोगश्च तद्दुःखं चिरजीविनाम् ॥apriyaiḥ saha saṃvāsaḥ priyaiścāpi vinābhavaḥ |
asadbhiḥ saṃprayogaśca tadduḥkhaṃ cirajīvinām ||
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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.
Apriya (अप्रिय): defined in 6 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Samvasa (saṃvāsa, संवास): defined in 6 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vinabhava (vinābhava, विनाभव): defined in 2 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Samprayoga (सम्प्रयोग): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tadduhkha (tadduḥkha, तद्दुःख): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “apriyaiḥ saha saṃvāsaḥ priyaiścāpi vinābhavaḥ”
- apriyaiḥ -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]apriya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṃvāsaḥ -
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saṃvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyaiś -
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priya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]priya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vinābhavaḥ -
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vinābhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “asadbhiḥ saṃprayogaśca tadduḥkhaṃ cirajīvinām”
- asadbhiḥ -
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asat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samprayogaś -
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samprayoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tadduḥkham -
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tadduḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cirajīvinām -
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cirajīvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]cirajīvin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 2201 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.