Sanskrit quote nr. 4772 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ वरं निर्धनत्वं धनिकत्वमनन्तरम् ।
तथादौ पादगमनं यानगत्वमनन्तरम् ॥ādau varaṃ nirdhanatvaṃ dhanikatvamanantaram |
tathādau pādagamanaṃ yānagatvamanantaram ||
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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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Nirdhanatva (निर्धनत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Dhanika (धनिक): defined in 10 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anantaram (अनन्तरम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anantara (अनन्तर): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Gamana (गमन): defined in 13 categories.
Yanaga (yānaga, यानग): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nyaya (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: “ādau varaṃ nirdhanatvaṃ dhanikatvamanantaram”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirdhanatvam -
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nirdhanatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanika -
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dhanika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhanika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- anantaram -
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anantaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anantara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anantara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anantarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tathādau pādagamanaṃ yānagatvamanantaram”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gamanam -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yānaga -
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yānaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yānaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- anantaram -
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anantaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anantara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anantara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anantarā (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 4772 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.