Sanskrit quote nr. 1024 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधः करोति यद्रत्नं मूर्ध्ना धारयते तृणम् ।
दोषस्तस्यैव जलधे रत्नं रत्नं तृणं तृणम् ॥adhaḥ karoti yadratnaṃ mūrdhnā dhārayate tṛṇam |
doṣastasyaiva jaladhe ratnaṃ ratnaṃ tṛṇaṃ tṛṇam ||
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.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Dharayat (dhārayat, धारयत्): defined in 3 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Jaladhi (जलधि): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “adhaḥ karoti yadratnaṃ mūrdhnā dhārayate tṛṇam”
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√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]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mūrdhnā -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- dhārayate -
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dhārayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]dhārayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “doṣastasyaiva jaladhe ratnaṃ ratnaṃ tṛṇaṃ tṛṇam”
- doṣas -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tasyai -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tas (noun, masculine)[locative single]tas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- jaladhe -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [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 1024 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.