Sanskrit quote nr. 411 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्जितं स्वेन वीर्येण नान्यपाश्रित्य कंचन ।
फलशाकमपि श्रेयो भोक्तुं ह्यकृपणं गृहे ॥arjitaṃ svena vīryeṇa nānyapāśritya kaṃcana |
phalaśākamapi śreyo bhoktuṃ hyakṛpaṇaṃ gṛhe ||
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.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Virya (vīrya, वीर्य): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ashritya (asritya, āśritya, आश्रित्य): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Shaka (saka, śāka, शाक): defined in 22 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Akripana (akrpana, akṛpaṇa, अकृपण): defined in 1 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali
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: “arjitaṃ svena vīryeṇa nānyapāśritya kaṃcana”
- arjitam -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛj], [accusative single from √ṛj]
- svena -
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sva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vīryeṇa -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- apā -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āśritya -
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āśritya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kañcan -
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√kañc -> kañcat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kañc class 1 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “phalaśākamapi śreyo bhoktuṃ hyakṛpaṇaṃ gṛhe”
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śākam -
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śāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- bhoktum -
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√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhuj]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- akṛpaṇam -
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akṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 411 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.