Sanskrit quote nr. 6747 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदारचरितात् त्यागी याचितः कृपणोऽधिकः ।
एको धनं ततः प्राणान् अन्यः प्राणांस् ततो धनम् ॥udāracaritāt tyāgī yācitaḥ kṛpaṇo'dhikaḥ |
eko dhanaṃ tataḥ prāṇān anyaḥ prāṇāṃs tato dhanam ||
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.
Udaracarita (udāracarita, उदारचरित): defined in 3 categories.
Tyagin (tyāgin, त्यागिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Yacitri (yacitr, yācitṛ, याचितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Yacita (yācita, याचित): defined in 6 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil
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: “udāracaritāt tyāgī yācitaḥ kṛpaṇo'dhikaḥ”
- udāracaritāt -
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udāracarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]udāracarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tyāgī -
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tyāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yācitaḥ -
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yācitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yācita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
- kṛpaṇo' -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhikaḥ -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “eko dhanaṃ tataḥ prāṇān anyaḥ prāṇāṃs tato dhanam”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anyaḥ -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prāṇāṃs -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6747 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.