Sanskrit quote nr. 2466 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्राणां वधे युक्तो मित्राणां संग्रहे रतः ।
त्रिवर्गफलभोक्ता तु राजा धर्मेण युज्यते ॥amitrāṇāṃ vadhe yukto mitrāṇāṃ saṃgrahe rataḥ |
trivargaphalabhoktā tu rājā dharmeṇa yujyate ||
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.
Amitra (अमित्र, amitrā, अमित्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Vadha (वध, vadhā, वधा): defined in 12 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Mitra (मित्र, mitrā, मित्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Trivarga (त्रिवर्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bhoktri (bhoktr, bhoktṛ, भोक्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Dharmena (dharmeṇa, धर्मेण): defined in 1 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), 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: “amitrāṇāṃ vadhe yukto mitrāṇāṃ saṃgrahe rataḥ”
- amitrāṇām -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]amitra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]amitrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vadhe -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vadhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yukto* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- mitrāṇām -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mitra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mitrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- saṅgrahe -
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saṅgraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- rataḥ -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “trivargaphalabhoktā tu rājā dharmeṇa yujyate”
- trivarga -
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trivarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhoktā -
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bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhuj (verb class 7)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third 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 2466 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.