Sanskrit quote nr. 1026 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधः क्षिपन्ति कृपणा वित्तं तत्र यियासवः ।
सन्तस्तु गुरुतीर्थादौ तदुच्चैःपदकाङ्क्षिणः ॥adhaḥ kṣipanti kṛpaṇā vittaṃ tatra yiyāsavaḥ |
santastu gurutīrthādau taduccaiḥpadakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||
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.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshipanti (ksipanti, kṣipantī, क्षिपन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण, kṛpaṇā, कृपणा): defined in 8 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Yiyasu (yiyāsu, यियासु): defined in 1 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Gurutirtha (gurutīrtha, गुरुतीर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Uccaihpada (uccaiḥpada, उच्चैःपद): defined in 1 categories.
Kankshin (kanksin, kāṅkṣin, काङ्क्षिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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 kṣipanti kṛpaṇā vittaṃ tatra yiyāsavaḥ”
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṣipanti -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- kṛpaṇā* -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yiyāsavaḥ -
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yiyāsu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yiyāsu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “santastu gurutīrthādau taduccaiḥpadakāṅkṣiṇaḥ”
- santas -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gurutīrthā -
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gurutīrtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uccaiḥpada -
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uccaiḥpada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāṅkṣiṇaḥ -
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kāṅkṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kāṅkṣin (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 1026 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.