Sanskrit quote nr. 2341 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिशस्तवत् प्रपश्यन्ति दरिद्रं पार्श्वतः स्थितम् ।
दारिद्र्यं पातिकं लोके कस्तच्छंसितुमर्हति ॥abhiśastavat prapaśyanti daridraṃ pārśvataḥ sthitam |
dāridryaṃ pātikaṃ loke kastacchaṃsitumarhati ||
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.
Abhishas (abhisas, abhiśas, अभिशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tavas (तवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Prapashyat (prapasyat, prapaśyat, प्रपश्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Patika (pātika, पातिक): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Shamsin (samsin, śaṃsin, शंसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rihat (rhat, ṛhat, ऋहत्): defined in 1 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: “abhiśastavat prapaśyanti daridraṃ pārśvataḥ sthitam”
- abhiśas -
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abhiśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tavat -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[compound]tavas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prapaśyanti -
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prapaśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daridram -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daridra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]daridrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pārśvataḥ -
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pārśvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “dāridryaṃ pātikaṃ loke kastacchaṃsitumarhati”
- dāridryam -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pātikam -
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pātika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kas -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tacch -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaṃsi -
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śaṃsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaṃsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mar -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ṛhati -
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ṛhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛhat (noun, neuter)[locative 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 2341 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.