Sanskrit quote nr. 1764 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यदाभाषितं पूर्वं दत्तमन्यत्ततोऽल्पकम् ।
यत्सदोषमयोग्यं वा कूटदानेन तेन किम् ॥anyadābhāṣitaṃ pūrvaṃ dattamanyattato'lpakam |
yatsadoṣamayogyaṃ vā kūṭadānena tena kim ||
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.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Abhashita (abhasita, ābhāṣita, आभाषित): defined in 3 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Alpakam (अल्पकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Alpaka (अल्पक): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sadosha (sadosa, sadoṣa, सदोष): defined in 6 categories.
Ayogya (अयोग्य): defined in 8 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 19 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “anyadābhāṣitaṃ pūrvaṃ dattamanyattato'lpakam”
- anyadā -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ābhāṣitam -
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ābhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ābhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ābhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- atta -
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√ad (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpakam -
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alpakam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yatsadoṣamayogyaṃ vā kūṭadānena tena kim”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sadoṣam -
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sadoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sadoṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sadoṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ayogyam -
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ayogya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayogya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayogyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kūṭa -
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kūṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dānena -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 1764 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.