Sanskrit quote nr. 3004 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थिभ्यश्च द्विषद्भ्यश्च वैमुख्यं यस्य नास्त्यसौ ।
महोदारः सदा शान्तः कृतज्ञः कोऽपि दुर्लभः ॥arthibhyaśca dviṣadbhyaśca vaimukhyaṃ yasya nāstyasau |
mahodāraḥ sadā śāntaḥ kṛtajñaḥ ko'pi durlabhaḥ ||
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.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dvishat (dvisat, dviṣat, द्विषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Vaimukhya (वैमुख्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Mahodara (mahodāra, महोदार): defined in 9 categories.
Kritajna (krtajna, kṛtajña, कृतज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ): defined in 15 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: “arthibhyaśca dviṣadbhyaśca vaimukhyaṃ yasya nāstyasau”
- arthibhyaś -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dviṣadbhyaś -
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dviṣat (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]dviṣat (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaimukhyam -
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vaimukhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- nāstya -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mahodāraḥ sadā śāntaḥ kṛtajñaḥ ko'pi durlabhaḥ”
- mahodāraḥ -
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mahodāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śāntaḥ -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- kṛtajñaḥ -
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kṛtajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durlabhaḥ -
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durlabha (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 3004 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.