Sanskrit quote nr. 6464 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमं स्वार्जितं वित्तं मध्यमं पितुरर्जितम् ।
अधमं भ्रातृवित्तं च स्त्रीवित्तमधमाधमम् ॥uttamaṃ svārjitaṃ vittaṃ madhyamaṃ piturarjitam |
adhamaṃ bhrātṛvittaṃ ca strīvittamadhamādhamam ||
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.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Svarjita (svārjita, स्वार्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Strivitta (strīvitta, स्त्रीवित्त): defined in 1 categories.
Adhamadhama (adhamādhama, अधमाधम): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “uttamaṃ svārjitaṃ vittaṃ madhyamaṃ piturarjitam”
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svārjitam -
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svārjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svārjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svārjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- madhyamam -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “adhamaṃ bhrātṛvittaṃ ca strīvittamadhamādhamam”
- adhamam -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bhrātṛ -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- strīvittam -
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strīvitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhamādhamam -
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adhamādhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhamādhama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhamādhamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6464 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.