Sanskrit quote nr. 620 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिसंचयलुब्धानां वित्तमन्यस्य कारणम् ।
अन्यैः संचीयते यत्नाद् अन्यैश्च मधु पीयते ॥atisaṃcayalubdhānāṃ vittamanyasya kāraṇam |
anyaiḥ saṃcīyate yatnād anyaiśca madhu pīyate ||
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.
Atisancaya (atisañcaya, अतिसञ्चय): defined in 1 categories.
Lubdha (लुब्ध, lubdhā, लुब्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “atisaṃcayalubdhānāṃ vittamanyasya kāraṇam”
- atisañcaya -
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atisañcaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lubdhānām -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]lubdha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]lubdhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √lubh class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √lubh class 6 verb]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- anyasya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “anyaiḥ saṃcīyate yatnād anyaiśca madhu pīyate”
- anyaiḥ -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sañ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cīyate -
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√ci (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ci (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√ci (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- yatnād -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anyaiś -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pīyate -
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√pī -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pīy -> pīyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pīy class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pi (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√pī (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√pīy (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 620 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.