Sanskrit quote nr. 3890 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्थिवद् दधिवच्चैव शङ्खवद् बकवत् तथा ।
राजंस्तव यशो भाति पुनः संन्यासिदन्तवत् ॥asthivad dadhivaccaiva śaṅkhavad bakavat tathā |
rājaṃstava yaśo bhāti punaḥ saṃnyāsidantavat ||
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.
Asthi (अस्थि): defined in 17 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dadhivat (दधिवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shankhavat (sankhavat, śaṅkhavat, शङ्खवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bakavat (बकवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Dantavat (दन्तवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism
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: “asthivad dadhivaccaiva śaṅkhavad bakavat tathā”
- asthi -
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asthi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dadhivac -
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dadhivat (noun, masculine)[compound]dadhivat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śaṅkhavad -
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śaṅkhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]śaṅkhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bakavat -
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bakavat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “rājaṃstava yaśo bhāti punaḥ saṃnyāsidantavat”
- rājaṃs -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṃnyāsi -
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saṃnyāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saṃnyāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dantavat -
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dantavat (noun, masculine)[compound]dantavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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 3890 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.