Sanskrit quote nr. 8641 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कमण्डलूपमोऽमात्यस् तनुत्यागी बहुग्रहः ।
नृपते किङ्क्षणो मूर्खो दरिद्रः किंवराटकः ॥kamaṇḍalūpamo'mātyas tanutyāgī bahugrahaḥ |
nṛpate kiṅkṣaṇo mūrkho daridraḥ kiṃvarāṭakaḥ ||
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.
Kamandalu (kamaṇḍalu, कमण्डलु): defined in 11 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Tyagin (tyāgin, त्यागिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Bahugraha (बहुग्रह): defined in 1 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Kimvarataka (kiṃvarāṭaka, किंवराटक): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “kamaṇḍalūpamo'mātyas tanutyāgī bahugrahaḥ”
- kamaṇḍalū -
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kamaṇḍalu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kamaṇḍalu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upamo' -
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upama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amātyas -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- tyāgī -
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tyāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahugrahaḥ -
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bahugraha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nṛpate kiṅkṣaṇo mūrkho daridraḥ kiṃvarāṭakaḥ”
- nṛpate -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kiṅkṣaṇo* -
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kiṅkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrkho* -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daridraḥ -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kiṃvarāṭakaḥ -
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kiṃvarāṭaka (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 8641 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.