Sanskrit quote nr. 6542 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गवातायनगोपुराणि ।
गृहाणि वित्तानि दुरर्जितानि ॥uttu gavātāyanagopurāṇi |
gṛhāṇi vittāni durarjitāni ||
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.
Gava (गव): defined in 9 categories.
Ayana (āyana, आयन): defined in 13 categories.
Gopura (गोपुर): defined in 8 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 2 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Duh (duḥ, दुः): defined in 2 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “uttu gavātāyanagopurāṇi”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ga
- gavāt -
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gava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]gava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āyana -
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āyana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āyana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gopurāṇi -
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gopura (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “gṛhāṇi vittāni durarjitāni”
- gṛhā -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]gṛh (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇi -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vittāni -
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vitta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb]
- dur -
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duḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dur (noun, feminine)[adverb]dur (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- arjitāni -
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arjita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ṛj], [vocative plural from √ṛj], [accusative plural from √ṛj]
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 6542 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.