Sanskrit quote nr. 1210 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्तं बत मे वित्तं यस्य मे नास्ति किंचन ।
मिथिलायां प्रदीप्तायां न मे दह्यति किंचन ॥anantaṃ bata me vittaṃ yasya me nāsti kiṃcana |
mithilāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ na me dahyati kiṃcana ||
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.
Ananta (अनन्त): defined in 21 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Mithila (mithilā, मिथिला): defined in 8 categories.
Pradipta (pradīptā, प्रदीप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dah (दह्): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism
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: “anantaṃ bata me vittaṃ yasya me nāsti kiṃcana”
- anantam -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vittam -
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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]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kiñ -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “mithilāyāṃ pradīptāyāṃ na me dahyati kiṃcana”
- mithilāyām -
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mithilā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- pradīptāyām -
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pradīptā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dahya -
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√dah -> dahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dah]dah (noun, masculine)[locative single]dah (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kiñ -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 1210 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.