Sanskrit quote nr. 6601 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
तयोरेकतरे मार्गे यद्येनमभिसंनयेत् ।
न सुखं प्राप्य संहृष्येत् न दुःखं प्राप्य संज्वरेत् ॥tayorekatare mārge yadyenamabhisaṃnayet |
na sukhaṃ prāpya saṃhṛṣyet na duḥkhaṃ prāpya saṃjvaret ||
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.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Ekatara (एकतर, ekatarā, एकतरा): defined in 5 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (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: “tayorekatare mārge yadyenamabhisaṃnayet”
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- ekatare -
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ekatara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ekatara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]ekatarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- mārge -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yadye -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ena -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhi -
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bhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nayet -
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√nay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “na sukhaṃ prāpya saṃhṛṣyet na duḥkhaṃ prāpya saṃjvaret”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hṛṣyet -
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√hṛṣ (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jvaret -
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√jvar (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 6601 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.