Sanskrit quote nr. 1078 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मस्तु महांस्तात भवेत् तस्य महीपतेः ।
यो हरेद् बलिषड्भागं न च रक्षति पुत्रवत् ॥adharmastu mahāṃstāta bhavet tasya mahīpateḥ |
yo hared baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ na ca rakṣati putravat ||
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.
Adharma (अधर्म): defined in 14 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 12 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Balishadbhaga (balisadbhaga, baliṣaḍbhāga, बलिषड्भाग): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rakshat (raksat, rakṣat, रक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Putravat (पुत्रवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “adharmastu mahāṃstāta bhavet tasya mahīpateḥ”
- adharmas -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahāṃs -
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maha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mahīpateḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yo hared baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ na ca rakṣati putravat”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hared -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- baliṣaḍbhāgam -
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baliṣaḍbhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- putravat -
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putravat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]putravat (noun, masculine)[compound]putravat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 1078 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.