Sanskrit quote nr. 6674 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्साहो बलवानार्य नास्त्युत्साहात् परं बलम् ।
सोत्साहस्य हि लोकेषु न किंचिदपि दुर्लभम् ॥utsāho balavānārya nāstyutsāhāt paraṃ balam |
sotsāhasya hi lokeṣu na kiṃcidapi durlabham ||
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.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Balavat (बलवत्): defined in 5 categories.
Arya (ārya, आर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Sotsaha (sotsāha, सोत्साह): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Tamil, Pali, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “utsāho balavānārya nāstyutsāhāt paraṃ balam”
- utsāho* -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balavān -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ārya -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār -> ārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ār]√ār (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- nāstyu -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- utsāhāt -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sotsāhasya hi lokeṣu na kiṃcidapi durlabham”
- sotsāhasya -
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sotsāha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sotsāha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lokeṣu -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durlabham -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6674 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.