Sanskrit quote nr. 5778 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतः स दैत्यः प्राप्तश्रीर् नेत एवार्हति क्षयम् ।
विषवृक्षोऽपि संवर्ध्य स्वयं छेत्तुमसांप्रतम् ॥itaḥ sa daityaḥ prāptaśrīr neta evārhati kṣayam |
viṣavṛkṣo'pi saṃvardhya svayaṃ chettumasāṃpratam ||
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.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Daitya (दैत्य): defined in 10 categories.
Praptashri (praptasri, prāptaśrī, प्राप्तश्री): defined in 1 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Vishavriksha (visavrksa, viṣavṛkṣa, विषवृक्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vardhya (वर्ध्य): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Asamprata (asāmprata, असाम्प्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “itaḥ sa daityaḥ prāptaśrīr neta evārhati kṣayam”
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daityaḥ -
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daitya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāptaśrīr -
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prāptaśrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]prāptaśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- neta* -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “viṣavṛkṣo'pi saṃvardhya svayaṃ chettumasāṃpratam”
- viṣavṛkṣo' -
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viṣavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vardhya -
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√vṛdh -> vardhya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vṛdh]√vardh -> vardhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vardh]√vṛdh -> vardhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vṛdh]√vardh -> vardhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vardh -> vardhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛdh]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- chettum -
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√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]
- asāmpratam -
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asāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5778 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.