Sanskrit quote nr. 4915 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपदामागमं दृष्ट्वा न विषण्णो भवेद् वशी ।
संपदं च सुविस्तीर्णां प्राप्य नोऽधृतिमान् भवेत् ॥āpadāmāgamaṃ dṛṣṭvā na viṣaṇṇo bhaved vaśī |
saṃpadaṃ ca suvistīrṇāṃ prāpya no'dhṛtimān bhavet ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apada (āpadā, आपदा): defined in 10 categories.
Agama (āgama, आगम): defined in 21 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vishanna (visanna, viṣaṇṇa, विषण्ण): defined in 8 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampada (सम्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Suvistirna (suvistīrṇā, सुविस्तीर्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhriti (adhrti, adhṛti, अधृति): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āpadāmāgamaṃ dṛṣṭvā na viṣaṇṇo bhaved vaśī”
- āpadām -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]āpadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āgamam -
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āgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣaṇṇo* -
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viṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vaśī -
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vaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vaśi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃpadaṃ ca suvistīrṇāṃ prāpya no'dhṛtimān bhavet”
- sampadam -
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sampada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampad (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- suvistīrṇām -
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suvistīrṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- no' -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- adhṛtim -
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adhṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]adhṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active 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 4915 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.