Sanskrit quote nr. 642 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतृणे सतृणा यस्मिन् सतृणे तृणवर्जिता मही यत्र ।
तस्मिञ्शिरा प्रदिष्टा वक्तव्यं वा धनं तत्र ॥atṛṇe satṛṇā yasmin satṛṇe tṛṇavarjitā mahī yatra |
tasmiñśirā pradiṣṭā vaktavyaṃ vā dhanaṃ tatra ||
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.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Satrina (satrna, satṛṇa, सतृण, satṛṇā, सतृणा): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित, varjitā, वर्जिता): defined in 7 categories.
Mahi (mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Mahin (महिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pradishta (pradista, pradiṣṭa, प्रदिष्ट, pradiṣṭā, प्रदिष्टा): defined in 2 categories.
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), 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: “atṛṇe satṛṇā yasmin satṛṇe tṛṇavarjitā mahī yatra”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛṇe -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tṛ (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- satṛṇā* -
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satṛṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasmin -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- satṛṇe -
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satṛṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]satṛṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]satṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tṛṇa -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varjitā* -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahī -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tasmiñśirā pradiṣṭā vaktavyaṃ vā dhanaṃ tatra”
- tasmiñś -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śirā -
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- pradiṣṭā* -
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pradiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaktavyam -
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vaktavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaktavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 642 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.