Sanskrit quote nr. 3125 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलब्ध्वापि धनं राज्ञः संश्रिता यान्ति संपदम् ।
महाह्रदसमीपस्थं पश्य नीलं वनस्पतिम् ॥alabdhvāpi dhanaṃ rājñaḥ saṃśritā yānti saṃpadam |
mahāhradasamīpasthaṃ paśya nīlaṃ vanaspatim ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Samshrita (samsrita, saṃśrita, संश्रित, saṃśritā, संश्रिता): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampada (सम्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Mahahrada (mahāhrada, महाह्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Samipastha (samīpastha, समीपस्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Vanaspati (वनस्पति): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “alabdhvāpi dhanaṃ rājñaḥ saṃśritā yānti saṃpadam”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- labdhvā -
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√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √labh]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṃśritā* -
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saṃśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃśritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sampadam -
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sampada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampad (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “mahāhradasamīpasthaṃ paśya nīlaṃ vanaspatim”
- mahāhrada -
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mahāhrada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samīpastham -
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samīpastha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samīpastha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samīpasthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- nīlam -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vanaspatim -
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vanaspati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vanaspati (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 3125 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.