Sanskrit quote nr. 3685 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्यस्य वणिग्मूलं शाखास्तस्य वराङ्गनाः ।
कायस्थाः पत्रपुष्पाणि फलानि द्यूतकारिणः ॥asatyasya vaṇigmūlaṃ śākhāstasya varāṅganāḥ |
kāyasthāḥ patrapuṣpāṇi phalāni dyūtakāriṇaḥ ||
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.
Asatya (असत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākha, शाख, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Varangana (varāṅganā, वराङ्गना): defined in 5 categories.
Kayastha (kāyastha, कायस्थ, kāyasthā, कायस्था): defined in 10 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Apushpa (apuspa, apuṣpa, अपुष्प): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Dyuta (dyūta, द्यूत): defined in 9 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “asatyasya vaṇigmūlaṃ śākhāstasya varāṅganāḥ”
- asatyasya -
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asatya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]asatya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse vaṇigmūlam*śā
- śākhās -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- varāṅganāḥ -
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varāṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kāyasthāḥ patrapuṣpāṇi phalāni dyūtakāriṇaḥ”
- kāyasthāḥ -
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kāyastha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāyasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apuṣpāṇi -
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apuṣpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- phalāni -
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phala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- dyūta -
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dyūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāriṇaḥ -
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kāri (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 3685 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.