Sanskrit quote nr. 4363 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आख्यास्तदीया रुचिरार्थपोषा ।
गायन्ति कोशाधिकृताः सतोषाः ॥ākhyāstadīyā rucirārthapoṣā |
gāyanti kośādhikṛtāḥ satoṣāḥ ||
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.
Akhya (ākhyā, आख्या): defined in 6 categories.
Tadiya (tadīya, तदीय, tadīyā, तदीया): defined in 5 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर, rucirā, रुचिरा): defined in 12 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Pu (पु): defined in 7 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Gayanti (gāyantī, गायन्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Gayat (gāyat, गायत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kosha (kosa, kośa, कोश, kośā, कोशा): defined in 17 categories.
Adhikrita (adhikrta, adhikṛta, अधिकृत, adhikṛtā, अधिकृता): defined in 8 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ākhyāstadīyā rucirārthapoṣā”
- ākhyās -
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ākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tadīyā* -
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tadīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tadīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rucirā -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rucira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rucirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- po -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- uṣā -
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uṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]uṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “gāyanti kośādhikṛtāḥ satoṣāḥ”
- gāyanti -
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gāyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]gāyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kośā -
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kośa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kośā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhikṛtāḥ -
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adhikṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhikṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sato -
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sata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- uṣāḥ -
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uṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]uṣas (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4363 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.