Sanskrit quote nr. 3573 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
दातृत्वं धनिके शौर्यं सैनिके बहुदुग्धता ।
गोषु दमस्तपस्विषु विद्वत्सु वावदूकता ॥dātṛtvaṃ dhanike śauryaṃ sainike bahudugdhatā |
goṣu damastapasviṣu vidvatsu vāvadūkatā ||
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.
Datritva (datrtva, dātṛtva, दातृत्व): defined in 4 categories.
Dhanika (धनिक, dhanikā, धनिका): defined in 10 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sainika (सैनिक, sainikā, सैनिका): defined in 7 categories.
Bahudugdha (बहुदुग्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Dama (दम): defined in 14 categories.
Tapasvin (तपस्विन्): defined in 14 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Vavadukata (vāvadūkatā, वावदूकता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), 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: “dātṛtvaṃ dhanike śauryaṃ sainike bahudugdhatā”
- dātṛtvam -
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dātṛtva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanike -
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dhanika (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhanika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhanikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śauryam -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sainike -
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sainika (noun, masculine)[locative single]sainika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sainikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bahudugdha -
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bahudugdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahudugdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “goṣu damastapasviṣu vidvatsu vāvadūkatā”
- goṣu -
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go (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- damas -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tapasviṣu -
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tapasvin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]tapasvin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vidvatsu -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vidvas (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- vāvadūkatā -
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vāvadūkatā (noun, feminine)[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 3573 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.