Sanskrit quote nr. 5201 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आराध्य भूपतिमवाप्य ततो धनानि ।
भोक्ष्यामहे किल वयं सततं सुखानि ॥ārādhya bhūpatimavāpya tato dhanāni |
bhokṣyāmahe kila vayaṃ satataṃ sukhāni ||
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.
Aradhya (ārādhya, आराध्य): defined in 9 categories.
Bhupati (bhūpati, भूपति): defined in 10 categories.
Avapya (avāpya, अवाप्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “ārādhya bhūpatimavāpya tato dhanāni”
- ārādhya -
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ārādhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūpatim -
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bhūpati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- avāpya -
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avāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dhanāni -
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dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- Line 2: “bhokṣyāmahe kila vayaṃ satataṃ sukhāni”
- bhokṣyāmahe -
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√bhuj (verb class 6)[future middle first plural]√bhuj (verb class 7)[future middle first plural]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukhāni -
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sukha (noun, neuter)[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 5201 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.