Sanskrit quote nr. 1035 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधना धनमिच्छन्ति वाचं चैव चतुष्पदाः ।
मानवाः स्वर्गमिच्छन्ति मोक्षमिच्छन्ति देवताः ॥adhanā dhanamicchanti vācaṃ caiva catuṣpadāḥ |
mānavāḥ svargamicchanti mokṣamicchanti devatāḥ ||
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.
Adhana (अधन, adhanā, अधना): defined in 9 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Catushpada (catuspada, catuṣpadā, चतुष्पदा): defined in 11 categories.
Manava (mānava, मानव): defined in 14 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy
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: “adhanā dhanamicchanti vācaṃ caiva catuṣpadāḥ”
- adhanā* -
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adhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- vācam -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vāca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- catuṣpadāḥ -
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catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “mānavāḥ svargamicchanti mokṣamicchanti devatāḥ”
- mānavāḥ -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- mokṣam -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1035 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.