Sanskrit quote nr. 5073 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयद्वारेषु सर्वेषु कुर्यादाप्तान् परीक्षितान् ।
आददीत धनं तैस्तु भास्वानुस्रैरिवोदकम् ॥āyadvāreṣu sarveṣu kuryādāptān parīkṣitān |
ādadīta dhanaṃ taistu bhāsvānusrairivodakam ||
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.
Ayadvara (āyadvāra, आयद्वार): defined in 1 categories.
Apta (āpta, आप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Parikshita (pariksita, parīkṣita, परीक्षित): defined in 5 categories.
Adadi (ādadi, आददि): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bhasvat (bhāsvat, भास्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Usra (उस्र): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “āyadvāreṣu sarveṣu kuryādāptān parīkṣitān”
- āyadvāreṣu -
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āyadvāra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sarveṣu -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- āptān -
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āpta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- parīkṣitān -
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parīkṣita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ādadīta dhanaṃ taistu bhāsvānusrairivodakam”
- ādadī -
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ādadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tais -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhāsvān -
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bhāsvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- usrair -
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usra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udakam -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 5073 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.