Sanskrit quote nr. 8305 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः श्रद्धास्यति भूतार्थं सर्वो मां तुलयिष्यति ।
शङ्कनीया हि लोकेऽस्मिन् निष्प्रतापा दरिद्रता ॥kaḥ śraddhāsyati bhūtārthaṃ sarvo māṃ tulayiṣyati |
śaṅkanīyā hi loke'smin niṣpratāpā daridratā ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddha, श्रद्ध, śraddhā, श्रद्धा): defined in 20 categories.
Bhutartha (bhūtārtha, भूतार्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shankaniya (sankaniya, śaṅkanīya, शङ्कनीय, śaṅkanīyā, शङ्कनीया): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nishpratapa (nispratapa, niṣpratāpa, निष्प्रताप, niṣpratāpā, निष्प्रतापा): defined in 1 categories.
Daridrat (दरिद्रत्): defined in 1 categories.
Daridrata (daridratā, दरिद्रता): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “kaḥ śraddhāsyati bhūtārthaṃ sarvo māṃ tulayiṣyati”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śraddhā -
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śraddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyati -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- bhūtārtham -
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bhūtārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sarvo* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tulayiṣyati -
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√tul -> tulayiṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulayiṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul (verb class 10)[future active third single]
- Line 2: “śaṅkanīyā hi loke'smin niṣpratāpā daridratā”
- śaṅkanīyā* -
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śaṅkanīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śaṅkanīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śaṅk -> śaṅkanīya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]√śaṅk -> śaṅkanīyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- loke' -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- niṣpratāpā* -
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niṣpratāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niṣpratāpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daridratā -
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daridrat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]daridrat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]daridratā (noun, feminine)[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 8305 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.