Sanskrit quote nr. 1033 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधनं खलु जीवधनं धनमर्धधनं महद्धनं धान्यम् ।
अतिधनमेतत् सुन्दरि विद्या च तपश्च कीर्तिश्च ॥adhanaṃ khalu jīvadhanaṃ dhanamardhadhanaṃ mahaddhanaṃ dhānyam |
atidhanametat sundari vidyā ca tapaśca kīrtiśca ||
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.
Adhana (अधन): defined in 9 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Jivadhana (jīvadhana, जीवधन): defined in 3 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Hana (हन): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Dhanya (dhānya, धान्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “adhanaṃ khalu jīvadhanaṃ dhanamardhadhanaṃ mahaddhanaṃ dhānyam”
- adhanam -
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adhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jīvadhanam -
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jīvadhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ardha -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahaddh -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hanam -
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hana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dhānyam -
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dhānya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhānya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhānyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “atidhanametat sundari vidyā ca tapaśca kīrtiśca”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sundari -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tapaś -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (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]
- kīrtiś -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (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]
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 1033 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.