Sanskrit quote nr. 1083 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मोपचितं वित्तं हरन्त्यन्येऽल्पमेधसः ।
संभोजनीयापदेशैर् जलानीव जलौकसः ॥adharmopacitaṃ vittaṃ harantyanye'lpamedhasaḥ |
saṃbhojanīyāpadeśair jalānīva jalaukasaḥ ||
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.
Adharma (अधर्म, adharmā, अधर्मा): defined in 14 categories.
Upacit (उपचित्): defined in 1 categories.
Upacita (उपचित): defined in 5 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Haranti (harantī, हरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Alpamedhas (अल्पमेधस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sambhojaniya (sambhojanīya, सम्भोजनीय, sambhojanīyā, सम्भोजनीया): defined in 1 categories.
Apadesha (apadesa, apadeśa, अपदेश): defined in 7 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Jalaukas (जलौकस्): defined in 1 categories.
Jalaukasa (जलौकस): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “adharmopacitaṃ vittaṃ harantyanye'lpamedhasaḥ”
- adharmo -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upacitam -
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upacita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upacita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upacitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]upacit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- 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]
- harantya -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- anye' -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- alpamedhasaḥ -
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alpamedhas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]alpamedhas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “saṃbhojanīyāpadeśair jalānīva jalaukasaḥ”
- sambhojanīyā -
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sambhojanīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambhojanīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sambhojanīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apadeśair -
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apadeśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- jalānī -
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jala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jalaukasaḥ -
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jalaukas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jalaukas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jalaukasa (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 1083 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.