Sanskrit quote nr. 6889 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यमे नास्ति दारिद्र्यं जप्यतो नास्ति पातकम् ।
मौनेन कलहो नास्ति नास्ति जागरतो भयम् ॥udyame nāsti dāridryaṃ japyato nāsti pātakam |
maunena kalaho nāsti nāsti jāgarato bhayam ||
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.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Japin (जपिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Japya (जप्य): defined in 3 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Pataka (pātaka, पातक): defined in 15 categories.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “udyame nāsti dāridryaṃ japyato nāsti pātakam”
- udyame -
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udyama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāridryam -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- japya -
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japin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]japin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]japya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]japya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jap -> japya (absolutive)[absolutive from √jap]√jap -> japya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]√jap -> japya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pātakam -
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pātaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pātakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “maunena kalaho nāsti nāsti jāgarato bhayam”
- maunena -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mauna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kalaho* -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jāgarato* -
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√jāgṛ -> jāgarat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb]√jāgṛ -> jāgarat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jāgṛ class 1 verb]√jāgṛ (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6889 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.