Sanskrit quote nr. 7813 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदर्थं हि कुर्वन्ति राजानो धनसंचयम् ।
रक्षयित्वा तु चात्मानं यद्धनं तद् द्विजातये ॥etadarthaṃ hi kurvanti rājāno dhanasaṃcayam |
rakṣayitvā tu cātmānaṃ yaddhanaṃ tad dvijātaye ||
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.
Etadartham (एतदर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hana (हन): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Dvijati (dvijāti, द्विजाति): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “etadarthaṃ hi kurvanti rājāno dhanasaṃcayam”
- etadartham -
-
etadartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
-
hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kurvanti -
-
kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- rājāno* -
-
rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dhanasañcayam -
-
dhanasañcaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “rakṣayitvā tu cātmānaṃ yaddhanaṃ tad dvijātaye”
- rakṣayitvā -
-
√rakṣ -> rakṣayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √rakṣ]
- tu -
-
tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cāt -
-
ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mānam -
-
māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- yaddh -
-
yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hanam -
-
hana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tad -
-
tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvijātaye -
-
dvijāti (noun, masculine)[dative single]dvijāti (noun, feminine)[dative 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 7813 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.