Sanskrit quote nr. 2424 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमन्त्रमक्षरं नास्ति नास्ति मूलमनौषधम् ।
निर्धना पृथिवी नास्ति ह्याम्नायाः खलु दुर्लभाः ॥amantramakṣaraṃ nāsti nāsti mūlamanauṣadham |
nirdhanā pṛthivī nāsti hyāmnāyāḥ khalu durlabhāḥ ||
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.
Amantra (अमन्त्र): defined in 1 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Aushadha (ausadha, auṣadha, औषध): defined in 11 categories.
Nirdhana (nirdhanā, निर्धना): defined in 5 categories.
Prithivi (prthivi, pṛthivi, पृथिवि, pṛthivī, पृथिवी): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Amnaya (āmnāya, आम्नाय): defined in 9 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ, durlabhā, दुर्लभा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “amantramakṣaraṃ nāsti nāsti mūlamanauṣadham”
- amantram -
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amantra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amantra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amantrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akṣaram -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anau -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ani (noun, masculine)[locative single]anu (noun, masculine)[locative single]anu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- auṣadham -
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auṣadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]auṣadha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nirdhanā pṛthivī nāsti hyāmnāyāḥ khalu durlabhāḥ”
- nirdhanā -
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nirdhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivī -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- āmnāyāḥ -
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āmnāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- durlabhāḥ -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2424 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.