Sanskrit quote nr. 7982 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते वयं तनुधनाः कृपणेयमुर्वी ।
दीनाः शतं मृदु च विस्तरयन्ति वाचः ॥ete vayaṃ tanudhanāḥ kṛpaṇeyamurvī |
dīnāḥ śataṃ mṛdu ca vistarayanti vācaḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण, kṛpaṇā, कृपणा): defined in 8 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Dina (dīna, दीन, dīnā, दीना): defined in 16 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vistara (विस्तर): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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 vayaṃ tanudhanāḥ kṛpaṇeyamurvī”
- ete -
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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]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- tanu -
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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]
- dhanāḥ -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kṛpaṇe -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- urvī -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “dīnāḥ śataṃ mṛdu ca vistarayanti vācaḥ”
- dīnāḥ -
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dīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mṛdu -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛdū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vistara -
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vistara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vistara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- vācaḥ -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7982 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.