Sanskrit quote nr. 635 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतीव बलहीनं हि लङ्घनं नैव कारयेत् ।
ये गुणा लङ्घने प्रोक्तास् ते गुणा लघुभोजने ॥atīva balahīnaṃ hi laṅghanaṃ naiva kārayet |
ye guṇā laṅghane proktās te guṇā laghubhojane ||
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.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Balahina (balahīna, बलहीन): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 8 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त, proktā, प्रोक्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Laghubhojana (लघुभोजन): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “atīva balahīnaṃ hi laṅghanaṃ naiva kārayet”
- atīva -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- balahīnam -
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balahīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]balahīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balahīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- laṅghanam -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kārayet -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “ye guṇā laṅghane proktās te guṇā laghubhojane”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- guṇā* -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- laṅghane -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- proktās -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]proktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- guṇā* -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- laghubhojane -
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laghubhojana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 635 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.