Sanskrit quote nr. 9020 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कला सेवाथ धर्मार्थौ तृष्णादारिद्र्यपद्धती ।
सन्तोषक्षान्तिकरुणा वैराग्यं तदनु स्तुतिः ॥kalā sevātha dharmārthau tṛṣṇādāridryapaddhatī |
santoṣakṣāntikaruṇā vairāgyaṃ tadanu stutiḥ ||
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.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Seva (सेव): defined in 13 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Dharmartha (dharmārtha, धर्मार्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Paddhati (पद्धति): defined in 7 categories.
Karuna (karuṇa, करुण, karuṇā, करुणा): defined in 19 categories.
Vairagya (vairāgya, वैराग्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Stuti (स्तुति): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nepali, Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “kalā sevātha dharmārthau tṛṣṇādāridryapaddhatī”
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sevāt -
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seva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dharmārthau -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tṛṣṇā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dāridrya -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paddhatī -
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paddhati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “santoṣakṣāntikaruṇā vairāgyaṃ tadanu stutiḥ”
- santoṣa -
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santoṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣānti -
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kṣānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- karuṇā* -
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karuṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]karuṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vairāgyam -
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vairāgya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- stutiḥ -
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stuti (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 9020 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.