Sanskrit quote nr. 2994 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थिनस्त्वरितदानेन तृप्तिर्भवति यादृशी ।
बहुदानं विलम्बेन न तादृक् तृप्तिकारकम् ॥arthinastvaritadānena tṛptirbhavati yādṛśī |
bahudānaṃ vilambena na tādṛk tṛptikārakam ||
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.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Tvarita (त्वरित): defined in 6 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Tripti (trpti, tṛpti, तृप्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Yadrish (yadrs, yādṛś, यादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Bahudana (bahudāna, बहुदान): defined in 2 categories.
Vilamba (विलम्ब): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tadrik (tadrk, tādṛk, तादृक्): defined in 1 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Triptikaraka (trptikaraka, tṛptikāraka, तृप्तिकारक): defined in 1 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: “arthinastvaritadānena tṛptirbhavati yādṛśī”
- arthinas -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]arthin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvarita -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[compound from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[compound from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar]
- dānena -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tṛptir -
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tṛpti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tṛpti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yādṛśī -
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yādṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yādṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bahudānaṃ vilambena na tādṛk tṛptikārakam”
- bahudānam -
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bahudāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahudāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahudānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vilambena -
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vilamba (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vilamba (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tādṛk -
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tādṛk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tṛptikārakam -
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tṛptikāraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛptikāraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tṛptikārakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2994 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.