Sanskrit quote nr. 7361 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋणशेषोऽग्निशेषश्च शत्रुशेषस् तथैव च ।
पुनः पुनर् विवर्धेत स्वल्पोऽप्यनिवारितः ॥ṛṇaśeṣo'gniśeṣaśca śatruśeṣas tathaiva ca |
punaḥ punar vivardheta svalpo'pyanivāritaḥ ||
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.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष): defined in 19 categories.
Sheshas (sesas, śeṣas, शेषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Agnishesha (agnisesa, agniśeṣa, अग्निशेष): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Viva (विव, vivā, विवा): defined in 1 categories.
Svalpa (स्वल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anivarita (anivārita, अनिवारित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ṛṇaśeṣo'gniśeṣaśca śatruśeṣas tathaiva ca”
- ṛṇa -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śeṣo' -
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śeṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agniśeṣaś -
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agniśeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śeṣas -
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śeṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “punaḥ punar vivardheta svalpo'pyanivāritaḥ”
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛdheta -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[optative active second plural]
- svalpo' -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anivāritaḥ -
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anivārita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7361 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.