Sanskrit quote nr. 2092 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपुत्रस्य गृहं शोच्यं शोच्यं राज्यमराजकम् ।
निराहाराः प्रजाः शोच्या शोच्यं मैथुनमप्रजम् ॥

aputrasya gṛhaṃ śocyaṃ śocyaṃ rājyamarājakam |
nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śocyā śocyaṃ maithunamaprajam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Aputra (अपुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 2 categories.
Shocya (socya, śocya, शोच्य, śocyā, शोच्या): defined in 5 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Arajaka (arājaka, अराजक): defined in 5 categories.
Nirahara (nirāhāra, निराहार, nirāhārā, निराहारा): defined in 7 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Maithuna (मैथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Apraja (अप्रज): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy)

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: “aputrasya gṛhaṃ śocyaṃ śocyaṃ rājyamarājakam”
  • aputrasya -
  • aputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aputra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śocyam -
  • śocya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śocya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śocyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
  • śocyam -
  • śocya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śocya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śocyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    √rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    √rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    √rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    √rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    √rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • arājakam -
  • arājaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arājaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arājakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śocyā śocyaṃ maithunamaprajam”
  • nirāhārāḥ -
  • nirāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirāhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śocyā -
  • śoci (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śocyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śuc]
  • śocyam -
  • śocya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śocya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śocyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuc]
    √śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
  • maithunam -
  • maithuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maithuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aprajam -
  • apraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aprajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 2092 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.

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