Sanskrit quote nr. 8785 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति लाभहीनेन गौरवेण किमाश्रितः ।
क्षामस्येन्दोर्गुणं धत्ते कमीश्वरशिरोधृतिः ॥karoti lābhahīnena gauraveṇa kimāśritaḥ |
kṣāmasyendorguṇaṃ dhatte kamīśvaraśirodhṛtiḥ ||
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.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 14 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित): defined in 13 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣāma, क्षाम): defined in 14 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “karoti lābhahīnena gauraveṇa kimāśritaḥ”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- lābha -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīnena -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hīna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √hā class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √hā class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √hā class 3 verb]
- gauraveṇa -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśritaḥ -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣāmasyendorguṇaṃ dhatte kamīśvaraśirodhṛtiḥ”
- kṣāmasye -
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kṣāma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kṣāma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- indor -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- guṇam -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īśvara -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiro -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhṛtiḥ -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhṛti (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 8785 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.