Sanskrit quote nr. 833 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

रतचूतफलोत्पाकरसैः कान्तं न धिन्वती ।
बाला निदाघलक्ष्मीव तापयत्येव केवलम् ॥

ratacūtaphalotpākarasaiḥ kāntaṃ na dhinvatī |
bālā nidāghalakṣmīva tāpayatyeva kevalam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Nidagha (nidāgha, निदाघ): defined in 5 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “ratacūtaphalotpākarasaiḥ kāntaṃ na dhinvatī
  • Cannot analyse ratacūtaphalotpākarasaiḥ*kā
  • kāntam -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse dhinvatī
  • Line 2: “bālā nidāghalakṣmīva tāpayatyeva kevalam
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nidāgha -
  • nidāgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣmī -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tāpayatye -
  • tap -> tāpayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tap]
    tap -> tāpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tap], [vocative dual from √tap], [accusative dual from √tap], [locative single from √tap]
    tap (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 833 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.

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