SubhashitaSubhashita Sangraha
सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागारः
Subhashita Ratnabhandagar
Compiled by Kashinath SharmaTraditional content; printed 1888 CESubhashita Sangraha
One of the most comprehensive printed collections of Sanskrit subhashitas, preserving thousands of verses on loyalty, greed, impermanence, and discernment. Organized thematically and by meter, it is a vital reference for scholars and students of classical Sanskrit wisdom.
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Subhashitams
Subhashitams from this grantha
yuktiyuktaṃ pragṛhṇīyāt bālādapi vicakṣaṇaḥ | raverviṣayaṃ vastu kiṃ na dīpaḥ prakāśayet ||
A wise person should accept a logical argument even from a child. Does not a small lamp illuminate what the sun cannot reach?
humility · wisdomView
akasmātddveṣṭi yo bhaktam ājanmaparisevitam | na vyañjane ruciryasya tyājyo nṛpa ivāturaḥ ||
One who suddenly despises a devotee who has served since birth, just as a sick person loses taste for food — such a king should be abandoned like a hopeless patient.
loyalty · discernmentView
pipīlikārjitaṃ dhānyaṃ makṣikāsañcitaṃ madhu | lubdhena sañcitaṃ dravyaṃ samūlaṃ hi vinaśyati ||
Grain gathered by ants, honey collected by bees, and wealth hoarded by a greedy person — all are destroyed completely.
greed · impermanenceView