Sanskrit quote nr. 5644 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तिक्यं चेद् धनमखिलमप्यर्थिसात्कर्तुमर्हं ।
नास्तिक्यं चेत् तदपि सुतरां भोगहेतोरपास्यम् ॥āstikyaṃ ced dhanamakhilamapyarthisātkartumarhaṃ |
nāstikyaṃ cet tadapi sutarāṃ bhogahetorapāsyam ||
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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.
Astikya (āstikya, आस्तिक्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Arthisat (arthisāt, अर्थिसात्): defined in 1 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Arha (अर्ह): defined in 5 categories.
Nastikya (nāstikya, नास्तिक्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Sutaram (sutarām, सुतराम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sutara (sutarā, सुतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Apasya (apāsya, अपास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Apasi (apāsi, अपासि): 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: “āstikyaṃ ced dhanamakhilamapyarthisātkartumarhaṃ”
- āstikyam -
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āstikya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akhilam -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- arthisāt -
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arthisāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- arham -
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arha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nāstikyaṃ cet tadapi sutarāṃ bhogahetorapāsyam”
- nāstikyam -
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nāstikya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse cet*ta
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sutarām -
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sutarām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sutarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhoga -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhoga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetor -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- apāsya -
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apāsya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apāsi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]apāsi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]apāsi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[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 5644 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.