Sanskrit quote nr. 1472 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुपोष्य त्रिरात्राणि तिर्थान्यनभिगम्य च ।
अदत्त्वा काञ्चनं गाश्च दरिद्रो नाम जायते ॥anupoṣya trirātrāṇi tirthānyanabhigamya ca |
adattvā kāñcanaṃ gāśca daridro nāma jāyate ||
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.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Poshya (posya, poṣya, पोष्य): defined in 6 categories.
Triratra (trirātra, त्रिरात्र): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Adattva (adattvā, अदत्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Kancana (kāñcana, काञ्चन): defined in 19 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anupoṣya trirātrāṇi tirthānyanabhigamya ca”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- poṣya -
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poṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]poṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ]
- trirātrāṇi -
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trirātra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse tirthānyanabhigamya*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “adattvā kāñcanaṃ gāśca daridro nāma jāyate”
- adattvā -
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adattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāñcanam -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gāś -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]go (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daridro* -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle 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 1472 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.