Sanskrit quote nr. 1119 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीतस्य च तप्तस्य कर्मणः सुकृतस्य च ।
षष्ठं भजति भागं तु प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् ॥adhītasya ca taptasya karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasya ca |
ṣaṣṭhaṃ bhajati bhāgaṃ tu prajā dharmeṇa pālayan ||
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.
Adhita (adhīta, अधीत): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tapta (तप्त): defined in 12 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग): defined in 19 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dharmena (dharmeṇa, धर्मेण): defined in 1 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Palayat (pālayat, पालयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “adhītasya ca taptasya karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasya ca”
- adhītasya -
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adhīta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]adhīta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taptasya -
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tapta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]tapta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √tap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √tap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tap class 4 verb]
- karmaṇaḥ -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sukṛtasya -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ṣaṣṭhaṃ bhajati bhāgaṃ tu prajā dharmeṇa pālayan”
- ṣaṣṭham -
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ṣaṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣaṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhajati -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhāgam -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prajā* -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pālayan -
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√pāl -> pālayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pā -> pālayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā], [vocative single from √pā]
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 1119 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.