Sanskrit quote nr. 3736 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारभूते संसारे सारं सारङ्गलोचना ।
तदर्थं धनमिच्छन्ति तत्त्यागे च धनेन किम् ॥asārabhūte saṃsāre sāraṃ sāraṅgalocanā |
tadarthaṃ dhanamicchanti tattyāge ca dhanena kim ||
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.
Asara (asāra, असार): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत, bhūtā, भूता): defined in 21 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Sarangalocana (sāraṅgalocanā, सारङ्गलोचना): defined in 1 categories.
Tadartha (तदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “asārabhūte saṃsāre sāraṃ sāraṅgalocanā”
- asāra -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūte -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- sāraṅgalocanā -
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sāraṅgalocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadarthaṃ dhanamicchanti tattyāge ca dhanena kim”
- tadartham -
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tadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tyāge -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanena -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [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 3736 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.