Sanskrit quote nr. 2977 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थान् केचिदुपासते कृपणवत् केचित् त्वलंकुर्वते ।
वेश्यावत् खलु धातुवादिन इवोद्बध्नन्ति केचिद् रसान् ॥arthān kecidupāsate kṛpaṇavat kecit tvalaṃkurvate |
veśyāvat khalu dhātuvādina ivodbadhnanti kecid rasān ||
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.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Veshin (vesin, veśin, वेशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Avat (āvat, आवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Dhatuvadin (dhātuvādin, धातुवादिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “arthān kecidupāsate kṛpaṇavat kecit tvalaṃkurvate”
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asate -
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asat (noun, masculine)[dative single]asat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Cannot analyse kṛpaṇavat*ke
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alaṅ -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kurvate -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[dative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[dative single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “veśyāvat khalu dhātuvādina ivodbadhnanti kecid rasān”
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]veśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]veśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]veśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]veśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]√viś -> veśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- āvat -
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āvat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]√u (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhātuvādina* -
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dhātuvādin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- badhnanti -
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√bandh (verb class 9)[present active third plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rasān -
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rasa (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 2977 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.