Sanskrit quote nr. 5250 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्जवत्वं चतुर्थं च पञ्चमं धर्ममेव हि ।
मधुरत्वं ततः प्रोक्तं षष्ठमेव वरानने ॥ārjavatvaṃ caturthaṃ ca pañcamaṃ dharmameva hi |
madhuratvaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ ṣaṣṭhameva varānane ||
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.
Arjava (ārjava, आर्जव): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Caturtham (चतुर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Caturtha (चतुर्थ): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pancamam (pañcamam, पञ्चमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Madhuratva (मधुरत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Shashthama (sasthama, ṣaṣṭhama, षष्ठम, ṣaṣṭhamā, षष्ठमा): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Varanana (varānanā, वरानना): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “ārjavatvaṃ caturthaṃ ca pañcamaṃ dharmameva hi”
- ārjava -
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ārjava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārjava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- caturtham -
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caturtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]caturtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañcamam -
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pañcamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pañcama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “madhuratvaṃ tataḥ proktaṃ ṣaṣṭhameva varānane”
- madhuratvam -
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madhuratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tataḥ -
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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]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣaṣṭhame -
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ṣaṣṭhama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ṣaṣṭhama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṣaṣṭhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- varānane -
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varānanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5250 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.