Sanskrit quote nr. 2810 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये मुक्तारत्न प्रसर बहिरुद्द्योतय गृहान् ।
अपि क्षोणीन्द्राणां कुरु फलवतः स्वानपि गुणान् ॥aye muktāratna prasara bahiruddyotaya gṛhān |
api kṣoṇīndrāṇāṃ kuru phalavataḥ svānapi guṇān ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Muktaratna (muktāratna, मुक्तारत्न): defined in 1 categories.
Prasara (प्रसर): defined in 10 categories.
Uddyota (उद्द्योत): defined in 7 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kshonindra (ksonindra, kṣoṇīndra, क्षोणीन्द्र): defined in 1 categories.
Phalavat (फलवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “aye muktāratna prasara bahiruddyotaya gṛhān”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- muktāratna -
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muktāratna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasara -
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prasara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahir -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uddyota -
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uddyota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddyota (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- gṛhān -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “api kṣoṇīndrāṇāṃ kuru phalavataḥ svānapi guṇān”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṣoṇīndrāṇām -
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kṣoṇīndra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- phalavataḥ -
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phalavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]phalavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- svān -
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sva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guṇān -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 2810 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.