Sanskrit quote nr. 7178 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपार्जितानामर्थानां त्याग एव हि रक्षणम् ।
तडागोदरसंस्थानां परीवाह इवाम्भसाम् ॥upārjitānāmarthānāṃ tyāga eva hi rakṣaṇam |
taḍāgodarasaṃsthānāṃ parīvāha ivāmbhasām ||
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.
Uparjita (upārjita, उपार्जित, upārjitā, उपार्जिता): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Rakshana (raksana, rakṣaṇa, रक्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Tadaga (taḍāga, तडाग): defined in 9 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Samstha (saṃstha, संस्थ, saṃsthā, संस्था): defined in 10 categories.
Samsthana (saṃsthānā, संस्थाना): defined in 15 categories.
Parivaha (parīvāha, परीवाह): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Samkhya (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: “upārjitānāmarthānāṃ tyāga eva hi rakṣaṇam”
- upārjitānām -
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upārjita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]upārjita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]upārjitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- arthānām -
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artha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]artha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tyāga* -
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tyāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rakṣaṇam -
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rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “taḍāgodarasaṃsthānāṃ parīvāha ivāmbhasām”
- taḍāgo -
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taḍāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udara -
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udara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsthānām -
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saṃstha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]saṃstha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]saṃsthā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- parīvāha* -
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parīvāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ambhasām -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 7178 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.