Sanskrit quote nr. 3013 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थेन हीनः पुरुषस् त्यज्यते मित्रबान्धवैः ।
त्यक्तलोकक्रियाहारः परासुरिव निष्प्रभः ॥arthena hīnaḥ puruṣas tyajyate mitrabāndhavaiḥ |
tyaktalokakriyāhāraḥ parāsuriva niṣprabhaḥ ||
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.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 14 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Tyakta (त्यक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Kriya (क्रिय, kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Nishprabha (nisprabha, niṣprabha, निष्प्रभ): defined in 6 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, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 hīnaḥ puruṣas tyajyate mitrabāndhavaiḥ”
- arthena -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hīnaḥ -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- puruṣas -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyajyate -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāndhavaiḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tyaktalokakriyāhāraḥ parāsuriva niṣprabhaḥ”
- tyakta -
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tyakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tyakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kriyā -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- āhāraḥ -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parāsur -
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parāsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]parāsu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niṣprabhaḥ -
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niṣprabha (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 3013 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.