Sanskrit quote nr. 822 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदाता पुरुषस्त्यागी दाता त्यागी च नित्यशः ।
इति ज्ञात्वा स्वयं बुद्धया धनं दद्यात् पुनः पुनः ॥adātā puruṣastyāgī dātā tyāgī ca nityaśaḥ |
iti jñātvā svayaṃ buddhayā dhanaṃ dadyāt punaḥ punaḥ ||
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.
Adatri (adatr, adātṛ, अदातृ): defined in 2 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Tyagin (tyāgin, त्यागिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Datri (datr, dātṛ, दातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Data (dātā, दाता): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nityashah (nityasah, nityaśaḥ, नित्यशः): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Buddha (buddhā, बुद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit
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: “adātā puruṣastyāgī dātā tyāgī ca nityaśaḥ”
- adātā -
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adātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣas -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyāgī -
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tyāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dātā -
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dātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√de (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tyāgī -
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tyāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nityaśaḥ -
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nityaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “iti jñātvā svayaṃ buddhayā dhanaṃ dadyāt punaḥ punaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- buddhayā -
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buddhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dadyāt -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 822 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.