Sanskrit quote nr. 8216 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऐश्वर्येऽपि क्षमा यस्य दारिद्र्येऽपि हितैषिता ।
आपत्तावपि धीरत्वं दधतो मर्त्यता कथम् ॥aiśvarye'pi kṣamā yasya dāridrye'pi hitaiṣitā |
āpattāvapi dhīratvaṃ dadhato martyatā katham ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Hitaishita (hitaisita, hitaiṣitā, हितैषिता): defined in 1 categories.
Apatti (āpatti, आपत्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Dhiratva (dhīratva, धीरत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Martyata (martyatā, मर्त्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): 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), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, 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: “aiśvarye'pi kṣamā yasya dāridrye'pi hitaiṣitā”
- aiśvarye' -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṣamā* -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dāridrye' -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hitaiṣitā -
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hitaiṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āpattāvapi dhīratvaṃ dadhato martyatā katham”
- āpattāva -
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āpatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dhīratvam -
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dhīratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dadhato* -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[present active third dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- martyatā -
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martyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8216 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.