Sanskrit quote nr. 7171 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायानां च सर्वेषाम् उपायः पण्यसंभवः ।
धनार्थं शस्यते ह्येकस् तदन्यः संशयात्मकः ॥upāyānāṃ ca sarveṣām upāyaḥ paṇyasaṃbhavaḥ |
dhanārthaṃ śasyate hyekas tadanyaḥ saṃśayātmakaḥ ||
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.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pani (paṇi, पणि): defined in 17 categories.
Asambhava (असम्भव): defined in 10 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Tadanya (तदन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Samshayatmaka (samsayatmaka, saṃśayātmaka, संशयात्मक): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “upāyānāṃ ca sarveṣām upāyaḥ paṇyasaṃbhavaḥ”
- upāyānām -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- upāyaḥ -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṇya -
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paṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]paṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]paṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, masculine)[compound from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, neuter)[compound from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paṇ]
- asambhavaḥ -
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asambhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhanārthaṃ śasyate hyekas tadanyaḥ saṃśayātmakaḥ”
- dhanā -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śasyate -
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√śaṃs (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√śas (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ekas -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadanyaḥ -
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tadanya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃśayātmakaḥ -
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saṃśayātmaka (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 7171 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.