Sanskrit quote nr. 7585 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकस्याप्यतिथेरन्नं यः प्रदातुं न शक्तिमान् ।
तस्यानेकपरिक्लेशे गृहे किं वसतः फलम् ॥ekasyāpyatitherannaṃ yaḥ pradātuṃ na śaktimān |
tasyānekaparikleśe gṛhe kiṃ vasataḥ 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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Prada (प्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shaktimat (saktimat, śaktimat, शक्तिमत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Anekapa (अनेकप): defined in 2 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “ekasyāpyatitherannaṃ yaḥ pradātuṃ na śaktimān”
- ekasyā -
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eka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eka (noun, neuter)[genitive 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]
- atither -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradāt -
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prada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaktimān -
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śaktimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tasyānekaparikleśe gṛhe kiṃ vasataḥ phalam”
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- anekapa -
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anekapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anekapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- kleśe -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kleś (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vasataḥ -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vas class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vas class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- 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 7585 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.