Sanskrit quote nr. 9159 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कष्टं कर्मेति दुर्मेधाः कर्तव्याद् विनिवर्तते ।
न साहसमनारभ्य श्रेयः समुपलभ्यते ॥kaṣṭaṃ karmeti durmedhāḥ kartavyād vinivartate |
na sāhasamanārabhya śreyaḥ samupalabhyate ||
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.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Durmedha (दुर्मेध, durmedhā, दुर्मेधा): defined in 3 categories.
Durmedhas (दुर्मेधस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 13 categories.
Anarabhya (anārabhya, अनारभ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kaṣṭaṃ karmeti durmedhāḥ kartavyād vinivartate”
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- karme -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- durmedhāḥ -
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durmedha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durmedhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]durmedhas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kartavyād -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartate -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “na sāhasamanārabhya śreyaḥ samupalabhyate”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anārabhya -
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anārabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anārabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreyaḥ -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- samupa -
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samupa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- labhyate -
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√labh (verb class 1)[present passive 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 9159 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.