Sanskrit quote nr. 2307 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमानधनस्य गत्वरैर् ।
असुभिः स्थास्नु यशश्चिचीषतः ॥abhimānadhanasya gatvarair |
asubhiḥ sthāsnu yaśaścicīṣataḥ ||
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.
Abhimana (abhimāna, अभिमान): defined in 13 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.
Sthasnu (sthāsnu, स्थास्नु): defined in 2 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Cicishat (cicisat, cicīṣat, चिचीषत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Buddhism
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: “abhimānadhanasya gatvarair”
- abhimāna -
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abhimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanasya -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dhana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse gatvarair
- Line 2: “asubhiḥ sthāsnu yaśaścicīṣataḥ”
- asubhiḥ -
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asu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]asū (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sthāsnu -
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sthāsnu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sthāsnu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sthāsnu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yaśaś -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cicīṣataḥ -
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√ci -> cicīṣat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √ci], [ablative single from √ci], [genitive single from √ci]√ci -> cicīṣat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √ci], [genitive single from √ci]√ci (verb class 0)[present active third dual]
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 2307 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.