Sanskrit quote nr. 2952 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थांस्त्यजत पात्रेभ्यः सुतान् प्राप्नुत कामजान् ।
प्रियं प्रियेभ्यश्चरत राजा हि त्वरते जये ॥arthāṃstyajata pātrebhyaḥ sutān prāpnuta kāmajān |
priyaṃ priyebhyaścarata rājā hi tvarate jaye ||
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.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Suta (सुत): defined in 18 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Kamaja (kāmaja, कामज): defined in 4 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jaya (जय, jayā, जया): defined in 26 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “arthāṃstyajata pātrebhyaḥ sutān prāpnuta kāmajān”
- arthāṃs -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tyajata -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- pātrebhyaḥ -
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pātra (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]pātra (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- sutān -
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suta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuta -
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√āp (verb class 5)[imperfect active second plural], [imperative active second plural]
- kāmajān -
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kāmaja (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “priyaṃ priyebhyaścarata rājā hi tvarate jaye”
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- priyebhyaś -
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priya (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]priya (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- carata -
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√car (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tvarate -
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√tvar (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- jaye -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, masculine)[dative single]ji (noun, feminine)[dative single]√ji (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 2952 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.