Sanskrit quote nr. 499 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतः कविर्नामसु यावदर्थः स्यादप्रमत्तो व्यवसायबुद्धिः ।
सिद्धेऽन्यथाऽर्थे न यतेत भूयः परिश्रमं तत्र समीक्षमाणः ॥ataḥ kavirnāmasu yāvadarthaḥ syādapramatto vyavasāyabuddhiḥ |
siddhe'nyathā'rthe na yateta bhūyaḥ pariśramaṃ tatra samīkṣamāṇaḥ ||
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.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Yavadartha (yāvadartha, यावदर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Apramatta (अप्रमत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Vyavasayabuddhi (vyavasāyabuddhi, व्यवसायबुद्धि): defined in 1 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध, siddhā, सिद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Parishrama (parisrama, pariśrama, परिश्रम): defined in 6 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Samiksha (samiksa, samīkṣa, समीक्ष): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Yoga (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: “ataḥ kavirnāmasu yāvadarthaḥ syādapramatto vyavasāyabuddhiḥ”
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kavir -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nāmasu -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- yāvadarthaḥ -
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yāvadartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- apramatto* -
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apramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyavasāyabuddhiḥ -
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vyavasāyabuddhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vyavasāyabuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “siddhe'nyathā'rthe na yateta bhūyaḥ pariśramaṃ tatra samīkṣamāṇaḥ”
- siddhe' -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]siddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]siddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]siddhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 1 verb]
- anyathā' -
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- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yateta -
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√yat (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- bhūyaḥ -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pariśramam -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samīkṣam -
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samīkṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samīkṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṇaḥ -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 499 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.