Sanskrit quote nr. 2889 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्काः किं फलसंचयेन भवतां किं वः प्रसूनैर्नवैः ।
किं वा भूरिलताचयेन महता गोत्रेण किं भूयसा ॥arkāḥ kiṃ phalasaṃcayena bhavatāṃ kiṃ vaḥ prasūnairnavaiḥ |
kiṃ vā bhūrilatācayena mahatā gotreṇa kiṃ bhūyasā ||
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.
Arka (अर्क): defined in 22 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Sancaya (sañcaya, सञ्चय): defined in 10 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Acaya (ācaya, आचय): defined in 3 categories.
Mahata (mahatā, महता): defined in 4 categories.
Gotra (गोत्र): defined in 15 categories.
Bhuyasa (bhūyasā, भूयसा): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “arkāḥ kiṃ phalasaṃcayena bhavatāṃ kiṃ vaḥ prasūnairnavaiḥ”
- arkāḥ -
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arka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sañcayena -
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sañcaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- bhavatām -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- prasūnair -
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prasūna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prasūna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- navaiḥ -
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nava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kiṃ vā bhūrilatācayena mahatā gotreṇa kiṃ bhūyasā”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūri -
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bhūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhūri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācayena -
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ācaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mahatā* -
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mahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gotreṇa -
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gotra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gotra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhūyasā -
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bhūyasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhūyasā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 2889 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.