Sanskrit quote nr. 3002 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थिभुक्तावशिष्टं यत् तदश्नीयान् महाशयः ।
श्वेतोऽर्थिरहितं भुक्त्वा निजमांसाशनोऽभवत् ॥arthibhuktāvaśiṣṭaṃ yat tadaśnīyān mahāśayaḥ |
śveto'rthirahitaṃ bhuktvā nijamāṃsāśano'bhavat ||
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.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Bhukti (भुक्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Ashishta (asista, aśiṣṭa, अशिष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashni (asni, aśni, अश्नि): defined in 1 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahashaya (mahasaya, mahāśaya, महाशय): defined in 3 categories.
Shveta (sveta, śveta, श्वेत): defined in 21 categories.
Rahita (रहित): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuktva (bhuktvā, भुक्त्वा): defined in 4 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Nepali, Pali, Hinduism, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “arthibhuktāvaśiṣṭaṃ yat tadaśnīyān mahāśayaḥ”
- arthi -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhuktāva -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhukti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- aśiṣṭam -
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aśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aśnī -
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aśni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aśni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iyān -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- mahāśayaḥ -
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mahāśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śveto'rthirahitaṃ bhuktvā nijamāṃsāśano'bhavat”
- śveto' -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthi -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rahitam -
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rahita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
- bhuktvā -
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bhuktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]
- nijam -
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nija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṃ -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sāśano' -
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sāśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third 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 3002 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.