Sanskrit quote nr. 1478 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुभवत ददत वित्तं मान्यान् मानयत सज्जनान् भजत ।
अतिपरुषपवनविलुलित- दीपशिखाचञ्चला लक्ष्मीः ॥

anubhavata dadata vittaṃ mānyān mānayata sajjanān bhajata |
atiparuṣapavanavilulita- dīpaśikhācañcalā lakṣmīḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anubhava (अनुभव): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Manya (mānya, मान्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Parusha (parusa, paruṣa, परुष): defined in 11 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Vilulita (विलुलित): defined in 3 categories.
Acancala (ācañcala, आचञ्चल, ācañcalā, आचञ्चला): defined in 3 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “anubhavata dadata vittaṃ mānyān mānayata sajjanān bhajata
  • anubhava -
  • anubhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dadata -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vittam -
  • 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]
  • mānyān -
  • mānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    mānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √man]
    mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [ablative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √mān class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [ablative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb], [ablative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man], [ablative single from √man]
    man -> mānya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √man class 4 verb], [ablative single from √man class 8 verb], [ablative single from √man]
  • mānayata -
  • mān (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second plural]
    man (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sajjanān -
  • sajjana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhajata -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “atiparuṣapavanavilulita- dīpaśikhācañcalā lakṣmīḥ
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paruṣa -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavana -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilulita -
  • vilulita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilulita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpaśikhā -
  • dīpaśikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ācañcalā* -
  • ācañcala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācañcalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣmīḥ -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1478 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.

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