Sanskrit quote nr. 5111 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयान्तं गुणिनं दृष्ट्वा प्रहृष्येदाद्रियेत च ।
गुणिनो ह्यादृता भूयश् चेष्टन्ते तस्य संपदे ॥āyāntaṃ guṇinaṃ dṛṣṭvā prahṛṣyedādriyeta ca |
guṇino hyādṛtā bhūyaś ceṣṭante tasya saṃpade ||
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.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ri (rī, री): defined in 7 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Adrita (adrta, ādṛta, आदृत, ādṛtā, आदृता): defined in 5 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampada (सम्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āyāntaṃ guṇinaṃ dṛṣṭvā prahṛṣyedādriyeta ca”
- āyān -
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āya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- guṇinam -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hṛṣyed -
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√hṛṣ (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- ād -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- riye -
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rī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- 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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “guṇino hyādṛtā bhūyaś ceṣṭante tasya saṃpade”
- guṇino* -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]guṇin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ādṛtā* -
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ādṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ādṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūyaś -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ceṣṭante -
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√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sampade -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[dative single]sampada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 5111 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.