Sanskrit quote nr. 2932 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थवानेव लोकेऽस्मिन् पूज्यते मित्रबान्धवैः ।
अर्थहीनस्तु पुरुषो जीवन्नपि मृतोपमः ॥arthavāneva loke'smin pūjyate mitrabāndhavaiḥ |
arthahīnastu puruṣo jīvannapi mṛtopamaḥ ||
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.
Arthavat (अर्थवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Arthahina (arthahīna, अर्थहीन): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत, mṛtā, मृता): defined in 13 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “arthavāneva loke'smin pūjyate mitrabāndhavaiḥ”
- arthavān -
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arthavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- loke' -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāndhavaiḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “arthahīnastu puruṣo jīvannapi mṛtopamaḥ”
- arthahīnas -
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arthahīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣo* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jīvann -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mṛto -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- upamaḥ -
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upama (noun, masculine)[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 2932 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.