Sanskrit quote nr. 845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदृष्टपूर्वा बहवः सहायाः सर्वे पदस्थस्य भवन्ति वश्याः ।
अर्थाद्विहीनस्य पदच्युतस्य भवन्ति काले स्वजनोऽपि शत्रुः ॥adṛṣṭapūrvā bahavaḥ sahāyāḥ sarve padasthasya bhavanti vaśyāḥ |
arthādvihīnasya padacyutasya bhavanti kāle svajano'pi śatruḥ ||
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.
Adrishtapurva (adrstapurva, adṛṣṭapūrva, अदृष्टपूर्व, adṛṣṭapūrvā, अदृष्टपूर्वा): defined in 4 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Saha (sahā, सहा): defined in 12 categories.
Sahaya (sahāya, सहाय): defined in 10 categories.
Padastha (पदस्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Vashya (vasya, vaśya, वश्य, vaśyā, वश्या): defined in 11 categories.
Arthat (arthāt, अर्थात्): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Vihina (vihīna, विहीन): defined in 13 categories.
Padacyuta (पदच्युत): defined in 3 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “adṛṣṭapūrvā bahavaḥ sahāyāḥ sarve padasthasya bhavanti vaśyāḥ”
- adṛṣṭapūrvā* -
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adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahavaḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sahāyāḥ -
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sahā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sahāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- padasthasya -
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padastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]padastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vaśyāḥ -
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vaśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaśī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]
- Line 2: “arthādvihīnasya padacyutasya bhavanti kāle svajano'pi śatruḥ”
- arthād -
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arthāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vihīnasya -
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vihīna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vihīna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- padacyutasya -
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padacyuta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]padacyuta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svajano' -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śatruḥ -
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śatru (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 845 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.