Sanskrit quote nr. 808 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदत्तं नादत्ते कृतसुकृतकामः किमपि यः शुभश्रेणिस्तस्मिन् वसति कलहंसीव कमले ।
विपत् तस्माद् दूरं व्रजति रजनीवाम्बरमणेर् विनीतं विद्येव त्रिदिवशिवलक्ष्मीर्भजति तम् ॥adattaṃ nādatte kṛtasukṛtakāmaḥ kimapi yaḥ śubhaśreṇistasmin vasati kalahaṃsīva kamale |
vipat tasmād dūraṃ vrajati rajanīvāmbaramaṇer vinītaṃ vidyeva tridivaśivalakṣmīrbhajati tam ||
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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.
Adatta (अदत्त): defined in 7 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Tta (त्त, ttā, त्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Tti (त्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Kalahamsi (kalahaṃsī, कलहंसी): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kamala (कमल, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Vipad (विपद्): defined in 8 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rajani (रजनि, rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Ambaramani (ambaramaṇi, अम्बरमणि): defined in 2 categories.
Vinita (vinīta, विनीत): defined in 10 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Tridiva (त्रिदिव): defined in 4 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “adattaṃ nādatte kṛtasukṛtakāmaḥ kimapi yaḥ śubhaśreṇistasmin vasati kalahaṃsīva kamale”
- adattam -
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adatta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adatta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperfect active second dual]
- nāda -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tte -
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tta (noun, masculine)[locative single]tta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- sukṛta -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubha -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śreṇis -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vasati -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kalahaṃsī -
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kalahaṃsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vipat tasmād dūraṃ vrajati rajanīvāmbaramaṇer vinītaṃ vidyeva tridivaśivalakṣmīrbhajati tam”
- vipat -
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vipad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vrajati -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- rajanī -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rajanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ambaramaṇer -
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ambaramaṇi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vinītam -
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vinīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidye -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vid (verb class 2)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tridiva -
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tridiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiva -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmīr -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- bhajati -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[present active third 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]
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.
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