Sanskrit quote nr. 7433 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः संपन्नमश्नाति वस्ते वासश्च शोभनम् ।
योऽसंविभज्य भृत्येभ्यः को नृशंसतरस् ततः ॥ekaḥ saṃpannamaśnāti vaste vāsaśca śobhanam |
yo'saṃvibhajya bhṛtyebhyaḥ ko nṛśaṃsataras tataḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Sampanna (सम्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vasta (वस्त, vastā, वस्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Vasti (वस्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन): defined in 10 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Nrishamsa (nrsamsa, nṛśaṃsa, नृशंस): defined in 7 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
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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: “ekaḥ saṃpannamaśnāti vaste vāsaśca śobhanam”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sampannam -
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sampanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sampanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vaste -
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vasta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vasti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vasti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vas -> vasta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 4 verb]√vas -> vasta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 4 verb], [locative single from √vas class 4 verb]√vas -> vastā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 4 verb]√vas (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- vāsaś -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (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]
- śobhanam -
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śobhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śobhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śobhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yo'saṃvibhajya bhṛtyebhyaḥ ko nṛśaṃsataras tataḥ”
- Cannot analyse yo'saṃvibhajya*bh
- bhṛtyebhyaḥ -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛśaṃsa -
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nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nṛśaṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taras -
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taras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
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 7433 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.