Sanskrit quote nr. 4920 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपदो महतामेव महतामेव संपदः ।
क्षीयते वर्धते चन्द्रः कदाचिन् नैव तारकाः ॥āpado mahatāmeva mahatāmeva saṃpadaḥ |
kṣīyate vardhate candraḥ kadācin naiva tārakāḥ ||
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.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahata (mahatā, महता): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, India history, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (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: “āpado mahatāmeva mahatāmeva saṃpadaḥ”
- āpado* -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- mahatām -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahatām -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampadaḥ -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kṣīyate vardhate candraḥ kadācin naiva tārakāḥ”
- kṣīyate -
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√kṣai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṣī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṣī (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṣī (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- vardhate -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- candraḥ -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadācin -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tārakāḥ -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 4920 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.