Sanskrit quote nr. 4608 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मवांस्त्वल्पदेशोऽपि युक्तः प्रकृतिसंपदा ।
नयज्ञः पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां जयत्येव न हीयते ॥ātmavāṃstvalpadeśo'pi yuktaḥ prakṛtisaṃpadā |
nayajñaḥ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ jayatyeva na hīyate ||
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.
Atmavat (ātmavat, आत्मवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Desha (desa, deśa, देश): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Nayajna (nayajña, नयज्ञ): defined in 2 categories.
Prithivi (prthivi, pṛthivī, पृथिवी): defined in 16 categories.
Kritsna (krtsna, kṛtsnā, कृत्स्ना): defined in 8 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayati (जयति): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “ātmavāṃstvalpadeśo'pi yuktaḥ prakṛtisaṃpadā”
- ātmavāṃs -
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ātmavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alpa -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- deśo' -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yuktaḥ -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- prakṛti -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sampadā -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “nayajñaḥ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ jayatyeva na hīyate”
- nayajñaḥ -
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nayajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthivīm -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṛtsnām -
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kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jayatye -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third 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 4608 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.