Sanskrit quote nr. 6148 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इष्टान् भोगान् हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।
तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः ॥iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ |
tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ||
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.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Yajnabhavita (yajñabhāvita, यज्ञभावित, yajñabhāvitā, यज्ञभाविता): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Rada (रद, radā, रदा): defined in 10 categories.
Aibhi (aibhī, ऐभी): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Stena (स्तेन): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 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: “iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ”
- iṣṭān -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- bhogān -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dāsyante -
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√dā (verb class 1)[future middle third plural]√dā (verb class 3)[future middle third plural]√dās (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√dās (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]√das (verb class 0)[present passive third plural]
- yajñabhāvitāḥ -
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yajñabhāvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yajñabhāvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tairdattānapradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ”
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- dattān -
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datta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- radāyai -
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rada (noun, masculine)[dative single]rada (noun, neuter)[dative single]radā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- aibhyo* -
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aibhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- stena* -
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stena (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6148 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.