Sanskrit quote nr. 2448 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमात्यो युवराजश्च भुजावेतौ महीपतेः ।
मन्त्री नेत्रं हि तद्भिन्न एतस्मिन्नपि तद्वधः ॥amātyo yuvarājaśca bhujāvetau mahīpateḥ |
mantrī netraṃ hi tadbhinna etasminnapi tadvadhaḥ ||
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.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Yuvaraja (yuvarāja, युवराज): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuji (भुजि): defined in 1 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tadbhinna (तद्भिन्न): defined in 1 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (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: “amātyo yuvarājaśca bhujāvetau mahīpateḥ”
- amātyo* -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuvarājaś -
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yuvarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujāve -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuj (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuja (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuji (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhuji (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- etau -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- mahīpateḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “mantrī netraṃ hi tadbhinna etasminnapi tadvadhaḥ”
- mantrī -
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mantri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mantrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- netram -
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netra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]netra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tadbhinna* -
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tadbhinna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etasminn -
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etad (noun, neuter)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tadva -
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tadvan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- dhaḥ -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 2448 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.