Sanskrit quote nr. 8037 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एवं चात्यक्तशीलानां ससत्त्वानां जितक्रुधाम् ।
तुष्ट्यैवाचिन्तिता एव स्वयमायान्ति संपदः ॥

evaṃ cātyaktaśīlānāṃ sasattvānāṃ jitakrudhām |
tuṣṭyaivācintitā eva svayamāyānti saṃpadaḥ ||

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.

Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Akta (अक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील, śīlā, शीला): defined in 22 categories.
Sasattva (ससत्त्व, sasattvā, ससत्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Krudh (क्रुध्): defined in 1 categories.
Krudha (krudhā, क्रुधा): defined in 1 categories.
Tushti (tusti, tuṣṭi, तुष्टि): defined in 11 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Acintita (अचिन्तित, acintitā, अचिन्तिता): defined in 4 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “evaṃ cātyaktaśīlānāṃ sasattvānāṃ jitakrudhām
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • akta -
  • akta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīlānām -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sasattvānām -
  • sasattva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sasattva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sasattvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jita -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • krudhām -
  • krudh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    krudhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tuṣṭyaivācintitā eva svayamāyānti saṃpadaḥ
  • tuṣṭyai -
  • tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • acintitā* -
  • acintita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    acintitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āyā -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sampadaḥ -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

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 8037 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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