Sanskrit quote nr. 7965 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एते दरिद्रशिशवस् तनुजीर्णकन्थां ।
स्कन्धे निधाय मलिनां पुलकाकुलाङ्गाः ॥

ete daridraśiśavas tanujīrṇakanthāṃ |
skandhe nidhāya malināṃ pulakākulāṅgāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 15 categories.
Jirna (jīrṇa, जीर्ण): defined in 10 categories.
Kantha (kanthā, कन्था): defined in 19 categories.
Skandha (स्कन्ध, skandhā, स्कन्धा): defined in 13 categories.
Nidhaya (nidhāya, निधाय): defined in 4 categories.
Malina (malinā, मलिना): defined in 13 categories.
Pulaka (पुलक): defined in 9 categories.
Akula (अकुल, akulā, अकुला): defined in 8 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “ete daridraśiśavas tanujīrṇakanthāṃ
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • daridra -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiśavas -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tanu -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jīrṇa -
  • jīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
    jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
  • kanthām -
  • kanthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “skandhe nidhāya malināṃ pulakākulāṅgāḥ
  • skandhe -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nidhāya -
  • nidhāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • malinām -
  • malinā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pulakā -
  • pulaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pulaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akulā -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgāḥ -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7965 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.

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