Sanskrit quote nr. 1591 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तःपुरधनाध्यक्षैर् वैरिदूतैर्निराकृतैः ।
संसर्गं न व्रजेद् राजम् विना पार्थिवशासनात् ॥antaḥpuradhanādhyakṣair vairidūtairnirākṛtaiḥ |
saṃsargaṃ na vrajed rājam vinā pārthivaśāsanāt ||
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.
Antahpura (antaḥpura, अन्तःपुर): defined in 7 categories.
Dhanadhyaksha (dhanadhyaksa, dhanādhyakṣa, धनाध्यक्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): defined in 14 categories.
Nirakrita (nirakrta, nirākṛta, निराकृत): defined in 6 categories.
Samsarga (saṃsarga, संसर्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Shasana (sasana, śāsana, शासन): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “antaḥpuradhanādhyakṣair vairidūtairnirākṛtaiḥ”
- antaḥpura -
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antaḥpura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanādhyakṣair -
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dhanādhyakṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vairi -
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vairi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vairin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vairin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dūtair -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nirākṛtaiḥ -
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nirākṛta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nirākṛta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “saṃsargaṃ na vrajed rājam vinā pārthivaśāsanāt”
- saṃsargam -
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saṃsarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃsargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vrajed -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- rājam -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[adverb]rājan (noun, masculine)[adverb]rāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pārthiva -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāsanāt -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 1591 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.