Sanskrit quote nr. 2660 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं रत्नाकरोऽम्भोधिर् इत्यसेवि धनाशया ।
धनं दूरेऽस्तु वदनम् अपूरि क्षारवारिभिः ॥ayaṃ ratnākaro'mbhodhir ityasevi dhanāśayā |
dhanaṃ dūre'stu vadanam apūri kṣāravāribhiḥ ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ratnakara (ratnākara, रत्नाकर): defined in 11 categories.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sevi (सेवि): defined in 4 categories.
Sevin (सेविन्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Dure (dūre, दूरे): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर, dūrā, दूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Kshara (ksara, kṣāra, क्षार): defined in 14 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “ayaṃ ratnākaro'mbhodhir ityasevi dhanāśayā”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ratnākaro' -
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ratnākara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ambhodhir -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itya -
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itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- sevi -
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sevi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sevin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sevin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhanāśayā -
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dhanāśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “dhanaṃ dūre'stu vadanam apūri kṣāravāribhiḥ”
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dūre' -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vadanam -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apūri -
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√pṝ (verb class 3)[aorist middle third single]√pṝ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]√pṝ (verb class 9)[aorist middle third single]
- kṣāra -
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kṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāribhiḥ -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]vāri (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 2660 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.