Subhāṣitaratnākara (by Kṛṣṇaśāstrin Bhātavadekara)

Index

1. Introduction and authorship
2. Book editions
3. Translated verses
4. About Sanskrit

Introduction and authorship:

The Subhāṣitaratnākara (सुभाषितरत्नाकर, subhashitaratnakara) is a Sanskrit book compiled by Kṛṣṇaśāstrin Bhātavadekara: Literally “Ocean of polite phrases”. A collection of Sanskrit subhāṣitas (epigrammatic sayings).

About the author:

Kṛṣṇaśāstrin Bhātavadekara (कृष्णशास्त्रिन् भातवदेकर, krishnashastrin bhatavadekara) is the compiler of the Subhāṣitaratnākara.

Book topics:

Subhāṣita (सुभाषित, subhashita) refers to Sanskrit metrical aphorisms. Compilations of this kind of literature usually goes by the name subhāṣitasaṃgraha.

Book editions:

This book has the following editions. The lists are categorised by ‘print editions’, some of which you can buy, and ‘digital links’, most of which you can download for free. The language of the referenced work is indicated in [brackets].

Digital links (online resources):

[sanskrit]
Subhashita Ratnakara, a Collection of Witty and Epigrammatic Sayings in Sanskrit, by Krishna Shastri Bhatavadekar, year: 1903, pages: 428; publisher: Gopal Narayen & Co.; Scanned PDF

Print publications:

[sanskrit]
Subhashita Ratnakara, a Collection of Witty and Epigrammatic Sayings in Sanskrit, by Kṛṣṇa Śāstrī Bhāṭavaḍekar, year: 1903; publisher: Gopal Narayen & Co.; Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged by Udhav Shastree Ainapure

Translated verses from this book:

Most of the following verses are English translations of the Subhashitaratnakara. These are primarily taken from the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha, a compendium of Sanskrit metrical aphorisms (subhāṣita) collected from various sources. More translations will be added over time, and the latest addition will be shown first here.

2017-05-18, Subhāṣitaratnākara 113.4, English translation by A. A. Ramanathan.
2017-04-23, Subhāṣitaratnākara 26.53, English translation by B. S. Miller.

About Sanskrit

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.