Sanskrit quote nr. 3184 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलोभः परमं वित्तम् अहिंसा परमं तपः ।
अमाया परमा विद्या निरवद्या मनीषिणाम् ॥alobhaḥ paramaṃ vittam ahiṃsā paramaṃ tapaḥ |
amāyā paramā vidyā niravadyā manīṣiṇām ||
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.
Alobha (अलोभ): defined in 7 categories.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Ahimsa (ahiṃsā, अहिंसा): defined in 13 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Amaya (amāyā, अमाया): defined in 13 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Niravadya (निरवद्य, niravadyā, निरवद्या): defined in 4 categories.
Manishina (manisina, manīṣiṇā, मनीषिणा): defined in 1 categories.
Manishin (manisin, manīṣin, मनीषिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “alobhaḥ paramaṃ vittam ahiṃsā paramaṃ tapaḥ”
- alobhaḥ -
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alobha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- ahiṃsā -
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ahiṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “amāyā paramā vidyā niravadyā manīṣiṇām”
- amāyā -
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amāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramā* -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidyā* -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- niravadyā* -
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niravadya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niravadyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manīṣiṇām -
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manīṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]manīṣin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 3184 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.