Sanskrit quote nr. 3486 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशासंस्तस्करान् यस्तु बलिं गृह्णाति पार्थिवः ।
तस्य प्रक्षुभ्यते राष्ट्रं स्वर्गाच्च परिहीयते ॥aśāsaṃstaskarān yastu baliṃ gṛhṇāti pārthivaḥ |
tasya prakṣubhyate rāṣṭraṃ svargācca parihīyate ||
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.
Taskara (तस्कर): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 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: “aśāsaṃstaskarān yastu baliṃ gṛhṇāti pārthivaḥ”
- aśāsaṃs -
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aśāsat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- taskarān -
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taskara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- balim -
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bali (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gṛhṇāti -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- pārthivaḥ -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tasya prakṣubhyate rāṣṭraṃ svargācca parihīyate”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣubhyate -
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√kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]√kṣubh -> kṣubhyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb]√kṣubh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṣubh (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√kṣubh (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṣubh (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- rāṣṭram -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svargāc -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third 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 3486 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.