Sanskrit quote nr. 509 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतटस्थस्वादुफल- ग्रहणव्यवसायनिश्चयो येषाम् ।
ते शोकक्लेशरुजां केवलमुपयान्ति पात्रतां मन्दाः ॥

ataṭasthasvāduphala- grahaṇavyavasāyaniścayo yeṣām |
te śokakleśarujāṃ kevalamupayānti pātratāṃ mandāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atata (ataṭa, अतट): defined in 8 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Svaduphala (svāduphala, स्वादुफल): defined in 1 categories.
Grahana (grahaṇa, ग्रहण): defined in 16 categories.
Vyavasaya (vyavasāya, व्यवसाय): defined in 8 categories.
Nishcaya (niscaya, niścaya, निश्चय): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shoka (soka, śoka, शोक): defined in 15 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Ruja (rujā, रुजा): defined in 8 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 13 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Patrata (pātratā, पात्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Manda (मन्द, mandā, मन्दा): defined in 22 categories.

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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: “ataṭasthasvāduphala- grahaṇavyavasāyaniścayo yeṣām
  • ataṭas -
  • ataṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    taṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svāduphala -
  • svāduphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grahaṇa -
  • grahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyavasāya -
  • vyavasāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niścayo* -
  • niścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “te śokakleśarujāṃ kevalamupayānti pātratāṃ mandāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śoka -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kleśa -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kleś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rujām -
  • rujā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pātratām -
  • pātratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mandāḥ -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 509 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.

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