Sanskrit quote nr. 8213 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऐश्वर्यस्य विभूषणं सुजनता शौर्यस्य वाक्संयमो ।
ज्ञानस्योपशमः शमस्य विनयो वित्तस्य पात्रे व्ययः ॥aiśvaryasya vibhūṣaṇaṃ sujanatā śauryasya vāksaṃyamo |
jñānasyopaśamaḥ śamasya vinayo vittasya pātre vyayaḥ ||
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.
Sujanata (sujanatā, सुजनता): defined in 3 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Upashama (upasama, upaśama, उपशम): defined in 7 categories.
Vinaya (विनय): defined in 15 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Patri (patr, pātṛ, पातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 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, Marathi, Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhist philosophy, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain 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: “aiśvaryasya vibhūṣaṇaṃ sujanatā śauryasya vāksaṃyamo”
- aiśvaryasya -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vibhūṣaṇam -
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vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vibhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sujanatā -
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sujanatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śauryasya -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- saṃya -
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saṃya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mo -
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mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “jñānasyopaśamaḥ śamasya vinayo vittasya pātre vyayaḥ”
- jñānasyo -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- upaśamaḥ -
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upaśama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śamasya -
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śama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śama (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vinayo* -
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vinaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vittasya -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vitta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vid class 7 verb]
- pātre -
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pātṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]pātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vyayaḥ -
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vyaya (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 8213 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.