Sanskrit quote nr. 1262 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनर्थां श्चार्थरूपेण अर्थांश्चानर्थरूपतः ।
अर्थायैव हि केषांचिद् धननाशो भवत्युत ॥anarthāṃ ścārtharūpeṇa arthāṃścānartharūpataḥ |
arthāyaiva hi keṣāṃcid dhananāśo bhavatyuta ||
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.
Anartha (anarthā, अनर्था): defined in 7 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Artharupa (artharūpa, अर्थरूप): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 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: “anarthāṃ ścārtharūpeṇa arthāṃścānartharūpataḥ”
- anarthām -
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anarthā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse ścārtharūpeṇa*ar
- arthāṃś -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- artharūpa -
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artharūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “arthāyaiva hi keṣāṃcid dhananāśo bhavatyuta”
- arthāyai -
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artha (noun, masculine)[dative single]artha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- keṣāñ -
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kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nāśo* -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavatyu -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second 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 1262 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.