Sanskrit quote nr. 3695 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असद्भिरसतामेव भुज्यन्ते धनसंपदः ।
फलं किम्पाकवृक्षस्य ध्वाङ्क्षा भक्षन्ति नेतरे ॥asadbhirasatāmeva bhujyante dhanasaṃpadaḥ |
phalaṃ kimpākavṛkṣasya dhvāṅkṣā bhakṣanti netare ||
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.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dhanasampad (धनसम्पद्): defined in 2 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Kimpaka (kimpāka, किम्पाक): defined in 6 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Dhvanksha (dhvanksa, dhvāṅkṣa, ध्वाङ्क्ष, dhvāṅkṣā, ध्वाङ्क्षा): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali
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: “asadbhirasatāmeva bhujyante dhanasaṃpadaḥ”
- asadbhir -
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asat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- asatām -
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asat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujyante -
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√bhuj (verb class 6)[present passive third plural]√bhuj (verb class 6)[present passive third plural]√bhuj (verb class 7)[present passive third plural]
- dhanasampadaḥ -
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dhanasampad (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “phalaṃ kimpākavṛkṣasya dhvāṅkṣā bhakṣanti netare”
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kimpāka -
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kimpāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kimpāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛkṣasya -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dhvāṅkṣā* -
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dhvāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhvāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhakṣanti -
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√bhakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itare -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]itara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3695 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.