Sanskrit quote nr. 2246 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचम् अद्रोहो नातिमानिता ।
भवन्ति संपदं दैवीम् अभिजातस्य भारत ॥tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam adroho nātimānitā |
bhavanti saṃpadaṃ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata ||
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.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Shauca (sauca, śauca, शौच): defined in 12 categories.
Adroha (अद्रोह): defined in 2 categories.
Natimanita (nātimānitā, नातिमानिता): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampada (सम्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Daivi (daivī, दैवी): defined in 5 categories.
Abhijata (abhijāta, अभिजात): defined in 9 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam adroho nātimānitā”
- tejaḥ -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣamā* -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhṛtiḥ -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaucam -
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śauca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śauca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adroho* -
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adroha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nātimānitā -
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nātimānitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhavanti saṃpadaṃ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata”
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sampadam -
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sampada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampad (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- daivīm -
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daivī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- abhijātasya -
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abhijāta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]abhijāta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (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 2246 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.