Sanskrit quote nr. 2826 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरक्षिता गृहे रुद्धाः पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः ।
आत्मानमात्मना यास्तु रक्षेयुस्ताः सुरक्षिताः ॥arakṣitā gṛhe ruddhāḥ puruṣairāptakāribhiḥ |
ātmānamātmanā yāstu rakṣeyustāḥ surakṣitāḥ ||
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.
Arakshita (araksita, arakṣita, अरक्षित, arakṣitā, अरक्षिता): defined in 6 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 2 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Ruddha (रुद्ध, ruddhā, रुद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Aptakarin (āptakārin, आप्तकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Surakshita (suraksita, surakṣita, सुरक्षित, surakṣitā, सुरक्षिता): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Pali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit
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: “arakṣitā gṛhe ruddhāḥ puruṣairāptakāribhiḥ”
- arakṣitā* -
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arakṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ruddhāḥ -
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ruddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ruddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 7 verb]√rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √rudh class 7 verb]
- puruṣair -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āptakāribhiḥ -
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āptakārin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āptakārin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “ātmānamātmanā yāstu rakṣeyustāḥ surakṣitāḥ”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmanā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yās -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rakṣeyus -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third plural]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- surakṣitāḥ -
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surakṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]surakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 2826 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.