Sanskrit quote nr. 2091 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपुत्रस्य गृहं शून्यं दिशः शून्यास्त्वबान्धवाः ।
मूर्खस्य हृदयं शून्यं सर्वशून्या दरिद्रता ॥aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ diśaḥ śūnyāstvabāndhavāḥ |
mūrkhasya hṛdayaṃ śūnyaṃ sarvaśūnyā daridratā ||
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.
Aputra (अपुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य, śūnyā, शून्या): defined in 15 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Abandhava (abāndhava, अबान्धव, abāndhavā, अबान्धवा): defined in 1 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Sarvashunya (sarvasunya, sarvaśūnya, सर्वशून्य, sarvaśūnyā, सर्वशून्या): defined in 2 categories.
Daridrat (दरिद्रत्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridrata (daridratā, दरिद्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ diśaḥ śūnyāstvabāndhavāḥ”
- aputrasya -
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aputra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]aputra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śūnyam -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- diśaḥ -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śūnyās -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abāndhavāḥ -
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abāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abāndhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “mūrkhasya hṛdayaṃ śūnyaṃ sarvaśūnyā daridratā”
- mūrkhasya -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śūnyam -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvaśūnyā* -
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sarvaśūnya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvaśūnyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daridratā -
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daridrat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]daridrat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]daridratā (noun, feminine)[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 2091 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.