Sanskrit quote nr. 3346 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविद्यः पुरुषः शोच्यः शोच्यं मिथुनमप्रजम् ।
निराहाराः प्रजाः शोच्याः शोच्यं राष्ट्रमराजकम् ॥avidyaḥ puruṣaḥ śocyaḥ śocyaṃ mithunamaprajam |
nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śocyāḥ śocyaṃ rāṣṭramarājakam ||
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.
Avidya (अविद्य): defined in 16 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Shocya (socya, śocya, शोच्य, śocyā, शोच्या): defined in 5 categories.
Mithuna (मिथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Apraja (अप्रज): defined in 2 categories.
Nirahara (nirāhāra, निराहार, nirāhārā, निराहारा): defined in 7 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Arajaka (arājaka, अराजक): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “avidyaḥ puruṣaḥ śocyaḥ śocyaṃ mithunamaprajam”
- avidyaḥ -
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avidya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocyaḥ -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc]
- śocyam -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śocya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śocyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
- mithunam -
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mithuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mithuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mithunā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aprajam -
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apraja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apraja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aprajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śocyāḥ śocyaṃ rāṣṭramarājakam”
- nirāhārāḥ -
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nirāhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirāhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocyāḥ -
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śoci (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śocya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śocyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc], [vocative plural from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuc], [vocative plural from √śuc], [accusative plural from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śuc], [vocative plural from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śuc], [vocative plural from √śuc], [accusative plural from √śuc]
- śocyam -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śocya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śocyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
- rāṣṭram -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- arājakam -
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arājaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arājaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arājakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3346 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.