Sanskrit quote nr. 7900 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एताः सत्यविहीना ।
धनलवलीनाः सुखक्षणाधीनाः ॥etāḥ satyavihīnā |
dhanalavalīnāḥ sukhakṣaṇādhīnāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Vihina (vihīnā, विहीना): defined in 13 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Lavali (लवलि, lavalī, लवली): defined in 9 categories.
Ina (इन, inā, इना): defined in 9 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Adhina (adhīna, अधीन, adhīnā, अधीना): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “etāḥ satyavihīnā”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- satya -
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satya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihīnā -
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vihīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhanalavalīnāḥ sukhakṣaṇādhīnāḥ”
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lavalī -
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lavali (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]lavalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ināḥ -
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ina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]inā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇā -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhīnāḥ -
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adhīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 7900 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.