Sanskrit quote nr. 6152 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इष्टेषु विसृजत्यर्थान् कुबेर इव कामदः ।
नमस्येयुश् च तं भक्त्या शिष्या इव गुरुं सदा ॥iṣṭeṣu visṛjatyarthān kubera iva kāmadaḥ |
namasyeyuś ca taṃ bhaktyā śiṣyā iva guruṃ sadā ||
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.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Srijati (srjati, sṛjati, सृजति): defined in 1 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Kubera (कुबेर): defined in 20 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kamada (kāmada, कामद): defined in 11 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namasya (नमस्य, namasyā, नमस्या): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Bhaktya (bhaktyā, भक्त्या): defined in 2 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य, śiṣyā, शिष्या): defined in 15 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “iṣṭeṣu visṛjatyarthān kubera iva kāmadaḥ”
- iṣṭeṣu -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sṛjatya -
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sṛjati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛj class 6 verb], [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kubera* -
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kubera (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāmadaḥ -
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kāmada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “namasyeyuś ca taṃ bhaktyā śiṣyā iva guruṃ sadā”
- namasye -
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namasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]namasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]namasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyuś -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhaktyā -
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bhaktyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhakti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śiṣyā* -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[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 6152 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.