Sanskrit quote nr. 9169 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कष्टे नोपार्जितं वित्तं हेलया क्वापि निर्गतम् ।
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि निर्भाग्योऽहं भुवस्तले ॥

kaṣṭe nopārjitaṃ vittaṃ helayā kvāpi nirgatam |
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi nirbhāgyo'haṃ bhuvastale ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Kashti (kasti, kaṣṭi, कष्टि): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Uparjita (upārjita, उपार्जित): defined in 5 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Hela (helā, हेला): defined in 11 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Nirgata (निर्गत): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nirbhagya (nirbhāgya, निर्भाग्य): defined in 3 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 3 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, 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, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “kaṣṭe nopārjitaṃ vittaṃ helayā kvāpi nirgatam
  • kaṣṭe -
  • kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [locative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upārjitam -
  • upārjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upārjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upārjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • helayā -
  • helā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kvā -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nirgatam -
  • nirgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi nirbhāgyo'haṃ bhuvastale
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gacchāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • nirbhāgyo' -
  • nirbhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvas -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tale -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 9169 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.

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