Sanskrit quote nr. 5153 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुर्वित्तं गृहच्छिद्रं मन्त्रमैथुनभेषजम् ।
अपमानं तपो दानं नव गोप्यानि यत्नतः ॥āyurvittaṃ gṛhacchidraṃ mantramaithunabheṣajam |
apamānaṃ tapo dānaṃ nava gopyāni yatnataḥ ||
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.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Grihacchidra (grhacchidra, gṛhacchidra, गृहच्छिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Hu (hū, हू): defined in 6 categories.
Nabh (नभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (नभ, nabhā, नभा): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhi (नभि): defined in 22 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Apamana (apamāna, अपमान): defined in 6 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Gopya (गोप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Yatnatah (yatnataḥ, यत्नतः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āyurvittaṃ gṛhacchidraṃ mantramaithunabheṣajam”
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- gṛhacchidram -
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gṛhacchidra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mantram -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ait -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- hu -
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hū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]hū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nabhe -
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nabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nabh (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]nabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nabhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√nabh (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “apamānaṃ tapo dānaṃ nava gopyāni yatnataḥ”
- apamānam -
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apamāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tapo* -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gopyāni -
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gopya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gup -> gopya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √gup class 4 verb]
- yatnataḥ -
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yatnataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5153 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.