Sanskrit quote nr. 2934 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थश्चेत् सर्वथा रक्ष्य इति कैश्चिदुदाहृतम् ।
तत्कथं न हरिश्चन्द्रोऽरक्षत् कुशिकनन्दने ॥arthaścet sarvathā rakṣya iti kaiścidudāhṛtam |
tatkathaṃ na hariścandro'rakṣat kuśikanandane ||
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.
Sarvatha (sarvathā, सर्वथा): defined in 7 categories.
Rakshi (raksi, rakṣī, रक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshya (raksya, rakṣya, रक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Udahrita (udahrta, udāhṛta, उदाहृत): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Harishcandra (hariscandra, hariścandra, हरिश्चन्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Arakshat (araksat, arakṣat, अरक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nandana (नन्दन, nandanā, नन्दना): defined in 18 categories.
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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: “arthaścet sarvathā rakṣya iti kaiścidudāhṛtam”
- Cannot analyse arthaścet*sa
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rakṣya* -
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rakṣī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kaiś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- udāhṛtam -
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udāhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udāhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tatkathaṃ na hariścandro'rakṣat kuśikanandane”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (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]
- hariścandro' -
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hariścandra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arakṣat -
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arakṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]arakṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- kuśika -
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kuśika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuśika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nandane -
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nandana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nandana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nandanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2934 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.