Sanskrit quote nr. 3003 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थिभ्यः कनकस्य दीपकपिशा विश्राणिता राशयो ।
वादे वादिविषाणिनां प्रतिहताः शास्त्रोक्तिगर्वा गिरः ॥arthibhyaḥ kanakasya dīpakapiśā viśrāṇitā rāśayo |
vāde vādiviṣāṇināṃ pratihatāḥ śāstroktigarvā giraḥ ||
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.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Dipaka (dīpaka, दीपक): defined in 13 categories.
Pisha (pisa, piśa, पिश): defined in 5 categories.
Vishranita (visranita, viśrāṇita, विश्राणित, viśrāṇitā, विश्राणिता): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Shayu (sayu, śayu, शयु): defined in 3 categories.
Vada (vāda, वाद, vādā, वादा): defined in 17 categories.
Vadi (vādi, वादि): defined in 15 categories.
Vishanin (visanin, viṣāṇin, विषाणिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pratihata (प्रतिहत, pratihatā, प्रतिहता): defined in 7 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śāstṛ, शास्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): 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, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “arthibhyaḥ kanakasya dīpakapiśā viśrāṇitā rāśayo”
- arthibhyaḥ -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- kanakasya -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dīpaka -
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dīpaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīpaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- piśā* -
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piśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- viśrāṇitā* -
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viśrāṇita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viśrāṇitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śayo -
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śayu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śayu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vāde vādiviṣāṇināṃ pratihatāḥ śāstroktigarvā giraḥ”
- vāde -
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vāda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vādā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vādi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vādi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vādi -
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vādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viṣāṇinām -
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viṣāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]viṣāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- pratihatāḥ -
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pratihata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratihatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śāstro -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ukti -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- garvā* -
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garva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (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 3003 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.