Sanskrit quote nr. 2103 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वः कोऽपि कोशोऽयं विद्यते तव भारति ।
व्ययतो वृद्धिमायाति क्षयमायाति संचयात् ॥apūrvaḥ ko'pi kośo'yaṃ vidyate tava bhārati |
vyayato vṛddhimāyāti kṣayamāyāti saṃcayāt ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kosha (kosa, kośa, कोश): defined in 17 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bharati (bhāratī, भारती): defined in 12 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Sancaya (sañcaya, सञ्चय): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “apūrvaḥ ko'pi kośo'yaṃ vidyate tava bhārati”
- apūrvaḥ -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kośo' -
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kośa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- bhārati -
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bhāratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vyayato vṛddhimāyāti kṣayamāyāti saṃcayāt”
- vyayato* -
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√vyā -> vyayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vyā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vyā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vyā -> vyayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vyā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vyay -> vyayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vyay class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vyay class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vyay class 1 verb]√vyay -> vyayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vyay class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vyay class 1 verb]√vyā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]√vyay (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- vṛddhim -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sañcayāt -
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sañcaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 2103 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.