Sanskrit quote nr. 405 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजित्वा सार्णवामुर्वीम् अनिष्ट्वा विविधैर्मखैः ।
अदत्त्वा चार्थमर्थिभ्यो भवेयं पार्थिवः कथम् ॥ajitvā sārṇavāmurvīm aniṣṭvā vividhairmakhaiḥ |
adattvā cārthamarthibhyo bhaveyaṃ pārthivaḥ katham ||
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.
Arnava (arṇavā, अर्णवा): defined in 13 categories.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Vividha (विविध): defined in 7 categories.
Makha (मख): defined in 8 categories.
Adattva (adattvā, अदत्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “ajitvā sārṇavāmurvīm aniṣṭvā vividhairmakhaiḥ”
- ajitvā -
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√aj -> ajitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √aj]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arṇavām -
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arṇavā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- urvīm -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aniṣ -
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ani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭvā -
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- vividhair -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vividha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- makhaiḥ -
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makha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]makha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “adattvā cārthamarthibhyo bhaveyaṃ pārthivaḥ katham”
- adattvā -
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adattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cā -
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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]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- arthibhyo* -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- bhaveyam -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active first single]
- pārthivaḥ -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 405 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.