Sanskrit quote nr. 7358 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋणवच् चिरसंशोध्यं वचसा प्रतिपादितम् ।
यन् नित्ययाचनद्वेषं याच्यदानेन तेन किम् ॥ṛṇavac cirasaṃśodhyaṃ vacasā pratipāditam |
yan nityayācanadveṣaṃ yācyadānena tena kim ||
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.
Rinavat (rnavat, ṛṇavat, ऋणवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vacasa (vacasā, वचसा): defined in 2 categories.
Pratipadita (pratipādita, प्रतिपादित): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nitya (nityā, नित्या): defined in 19 categories.
Vesha (vesa, veṣa, वेष): defined in 13 categories.
Yaci (yāci, याचि): defined in 3 categories.
Yacin (yācin, याचिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yacya (yācya, याच्य): defined in 1 categories.
Adana (adāna, अदान): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali
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: “ṛṇavac cirasaṃśodhyaṃ vacasā pratipāditam”
- ṛṇavac -
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ṛṇavat (noun, masculine)[compound]ṛṇavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cira -
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cira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śodhyam -
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śodhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śodhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śodhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śudh -> śodhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śudh]√śudh -> śodhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śudh]√śudh -> śodhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śudh]√śudh -> śodhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh]√śudh -> śodhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śudh], [accusative single from √śudh]
- vacasā -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vacas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vacasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pratipāditam -
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pratipādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratipādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratipāditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yan nityayācanadveṣaṃ yācyadānena tena kim”
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nityayā -
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nityā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- acanad -
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√can (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- veṣam -
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veṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]veṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]veṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yācya -
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yāci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yācin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yācin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yācya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yācya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yāc -> yācya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yāc]√yāc -> yācya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc -> yācya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
- adānena -
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adāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]adāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 7358 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.