Sanskrit quote nr. 8212 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऐश्वर्यस्य परा काष्ठा यत्र नित्यं विभाव्यते ।
धनदः स न केषां स्यात् स्पृहणीयगुणोदयः ॥aiśvaryasya parā kāṣṭhā yatra nityaṃ vibhāvyate |
dhanadaḥ sa na keṣāṃ syāt spṛhaṇīyaguṇodayaḥ ||
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.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Kashtha (kastha, kāṣṭha, काष्ठ, kāṣṭhā, काष्ठा): defined in 14 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Vibhavya (vibhāvya, विभाव्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhanada (धनद, dhanadā, धनदा): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sprihaniya (sprhaniya, spṛhaṇīya, स्पृहणीय): defined in 3 categories.
Gunodaya (guṇodaya, गुणोदय): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “aiśvaryasya parā kāṣṭhā yatra nityaṃ vibhāvyate”
- aiśvaryasya -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- parā -
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parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāṣṭhā* -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vibhāvya -
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vibhāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dhanadaḥ sa na keṣāṃ syāt spṛhaṇīyaguṇodayaḥ”
- dhanadaḥ -
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dhanada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhanadā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keṣām -
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ka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- spṛhaṇīya -
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spṛhaṇīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]spṛhaṇīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇodayaḥ -
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guṇodaya (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 8212 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.