Sanskrit quote nr. 8500 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदर्योपार्जितं वित्तं भोग्यं भाग्यवतां भवेत् ।
दन्ता अदन्ति कष्टेन जिह्वा ग्रसति लीलया ॥kadaryopārjitaṃ vittaṃ bhogyaṃ bhāgyavatāṃ bhavet |
dantā adanti kaṣṭena jihvā grasati līlayā ||
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.
Kadarya (कदर्य, kadaryā, कदर्या): defined in 4 categories.
Uparjita (upārjita, उपार्जित): defined in 5 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Bhogya (भोग्य): defined in 7 categories.
Bhagyavat (bhāgyavat, भाग्यवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Adat (अदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Jihva (जिह्व, jihvā, जिह्वा): defined in 13 categories.
Grasati (grasatī, ग्रसती): defined in 1 categories.
Grasat (ग्रसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva philosophy
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: “kadaryopārjitaṃ vittaṃ bhogyaṃ bhāgyavatāṃ bhavet”
- kadaryo -
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kadarya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kadarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kadaryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upārjitam -
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upārjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upārjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upārjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- bhogyam -
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bhogya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhogya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhogyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhāgyavatām -
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bhāgyavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhāgyavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhāgyavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “dantā adanti kaṣṭena jihvā grasati līlayā”
- dantā* -
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danta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- adanti -
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adat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ad (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- kaṣṭena -
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kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- jihvā* -
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jihva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jihvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- grasati -
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grasatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- līlayā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 8500 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.