Sanskrit quote nr. 9167 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कष्टा वृत्तिः पराधीना कष्टो वासो निराश्रयः ।
निर्धनो व्यवसायश्च सर्वकष्टा दरिद्रता ॥kaṣṭā vṛttiḥ parādhīnā kaṣṭo vāso nirāśrayaḥ |
nirdhano vyavasāyaśca sarvakaṣṭā daridratā ||
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.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट, kaṣṭā, कष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Paradhina (parādhīnā, पराधीना): defined in 9 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Nirashraya (nirasraya, nirāśraya, निराश्रय): defined in 7 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन): defined in 5 categories.
Vyavasaya (vyavasāya, व्यवसाय): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट, ṭā, टा): defined in 11 categories.
Daridrat (दरिद्रत्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridrata (daridratā, दरिद्रता): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “kaṣṭā vṛttiḥ parādhīnā kaṣṭo vāso nirāśrayaḥ”
- kaṣṭā* -
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kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
- vṛttiḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parādhīnā -
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parādhīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kaṣṭo* -
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kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- vāso* -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirāśrayaḥ -
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nirāśraya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nirdhano vyavasāyaśca sarvakaṣṭā daridratā”
- nirdhano* -
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nirdhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyavasāyaś -
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vyavasāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvakaṣ -
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sarvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭā* -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daridratā -
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daridrat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]daridrat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]daridratā (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 9167 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.