Sanskrit quote nr. 3302 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवस्था पूज्यते राजन् न शरीरं शरीरिणाम् ।
तदा वनचरो राम इदानीं नृपतां गतः ॥avasthā pūjyate rājan na śarīraṃ śarīriṇām |
tadā vanacaro rāma idānīṃ nṛpatāṃ gataḥ ||
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.
Avastha (avasthā, अवस्था): defined in 12 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Sharirin (saririn, śarīrin, शरीरिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Vanacara (वनचर): defined in 7 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 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: “avasthā pūjyate rājan na śarīraṃ śarīriṇām”
- avasthā -
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avasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śarīriṇām -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “tadā vanacaro rāma idānīṃ nṛpatāṃ gataḥ”
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vanacaro* -
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vanacara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāma* -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rā (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3302 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.