Sanskrit quote nr. 823 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदाता पुरुषस् धनं संत्यज्य गच्छति ।
दातारं कृपणं मन्ये मृतोऽप्यर्थं न मुञ्चति ॥adātā puruṣas dhanaṃ saṃtyajya gacchati |
dātāraṃ kṛpaṇaṃ manye mṛto'pyarthaṃ na muñcati ||
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.
Adatri (adatr, adātṛ, अदातृ): defined in 2 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Datri (datr, dātṛ, दातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Kripanam (krpanam, kṛpaṇam, कृपणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil
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: “adātā puruṣas dhanaṃ saṃtyajya gacchati”
- adātā -
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adātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣas -
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- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- santyajya -
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santyajya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santyajya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “dātāraṃ kṛpaṇaṃ manye mṛto'pyarthaṃ na muñcati”
- dātāram -
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dātṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kṛpaṇam -
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kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- mṛto' -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muñcati -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third 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 823 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.