Sanskrit quote nr. 8055 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं ब्रुवन्ति लोकेऽत्र धनिनां पुरतःस्थिताः ।
कुलीना अपि पापानां दृश्यन्ते धनलिप्सया ॥evaṃ bruvanti loke'tra dhanināṃ purataḥsthitāḥ |
kulīnā api pāpānāṃ dṛśyante dhanalipsayā ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Dhanin (धनिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Kulina (kulīna, कुलीन, kulīnā, कुलीना): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप, pāpā, पापा): defined in 13 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Lipsa (lipsā, लिप्सा): defined in 4 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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 bruvanti loke'tra dhanināṃ purataḥsthitāḥ”
- 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]
- bruvanti -
-
√brū (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- loke' -
-
loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- atra -
-
atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhaninām -
-
dhanin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- purataḥ -
-
purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- sthitāḥ -
-
sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kulīnā api pāpānāṃ dṛśyante dhanalipsayā”
- kulīnā* -
-
kulīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kulīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pāpānām -
-
pāpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāpa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pāpā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- dṛśyante -
-
√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- dhana -
-
dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lipsayā -
-
lipsā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 8055 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.