Sanskrit quote nr. 9233 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मै यच्छति सज्जनो बहुधनं सृष्टं क्षगत् केन वा ।
शम्भोर्भानि च को गले युवतिभिर्वेण्यां च का धार्यते ॥kasmai yacchati sajjano bahudhanaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ kṣagat kena vā |
śambhorbhāni ca ko gale yuvatibhirveṇyāṃ ca kā dhāryate ||
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, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Bahudhana (बहुधन): defined in 3 categories.
Srishta (srsta, sṛṣṭa, सृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Ksha (ksa, kṣa, क्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Gala (गल, galā, गला): defined in 15 categories.
Gali (गलि): defined in 10 categories.
Yuvati (युवति): defined in 11 categories.
Veni (veṇi, वेणि, veṇī, वेणी): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kasmai yacchati sajjano bahudhanaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ kṣagat kena vā”
- kasmai -
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ka (noun, masculine)[dative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- yacchati -
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√yam -> yacchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sajjano* -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahudhanam -
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bahudhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahudhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahudhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sṛṣṭam -
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sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- kṣa -
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kṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gat -
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gat (noun, masculine)[compound]gat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “śambhorbhāni ca ko gale yuvatibhirveṇyāṃ ca kā dhāryate”
- śambhor -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhāni -
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bha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gale -
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gala (noun, masculine)[locative single]galā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yuvatibhir -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- veṇyām -
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veṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]veṇī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhāryate -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 9233 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.