Sanskrit quote nr. 3009 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थेन किं कृपणहस्तगतेन तेन ।
रूपेण किं गुणपराक्रमवर्जितेन ॥arthena kiṃ kṛpaṇahastagatena tena |
rūpeṇa kiṃ guṇaparākramavarjitena ||
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.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Hastagata (हस्तगत): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 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, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “arthena kiṃ kṛpaṇahastagatena tena”
- arthena -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛpaṇa -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hastagatena -
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hastagata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hastagata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- Line 2: “rūpeṇa kiṃ guṇaparākramavarjitena”
- rūpeṇa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parākrama -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varjitena -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]varjita (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 3009 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.