Sanskrit quote nr. 6856 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यतासिर्नृपो यत्र तत्रैव धनरक्षणम् ।
कण्टकाकुलशाख्यायां लग्नं गृह्णाति नो फलम् ॥udyatāsirnṛpo yatra tatraiva dhanarakṣaṇam |
kaṇṭakākulaśākhyāyāṃ lagnaṃ gṛhṇāti no phalam ||
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.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Udyata (udyatā, उद्यता): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tatraiva (तत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Dhanaraksha (dhanaraksa, dhanarakṣa, धनरक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Shakhya (sakhya, śākhyā, शाख्या): defined in 7 categories.
Lagna (लग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “udyatāsirnṛpo yatra tatraiva dhanarakṣaṇam”
- udyatā -
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udyata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udyata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udyat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]udyat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]udyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asir -
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asi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpo* -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- dhanarakṣa -
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dhanarakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kaṇṭakākulaśākhyāyāṃ lagnaṃ gṛhṇāti no phalam”
- kaṇṭakā -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akula -
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akula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākhyāyām -
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śākhyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]√śākh -> śākhyā (participle, feminine)[locative single from √śākh class 1 verb]
- lagnam -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lagna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lagnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- gṛhṇāti -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (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 6856 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.