Sanskrit quote nr. 3502 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशुद्धप्रकृतौ राज्ञि जनता नानुरज्यते ।
यथा गृध्रसमासन्नः कलहंसः समाचरेत् ॥aśuddhaprakṛtau rājñi janatā nānurajyate |
yathā gṛdhrasamāsannaḥ kalahaṃsaḥ samācaret ||
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.
Ashuddhaprakriti (asuddhaprakrti, aśuddhaprakṛti, अशुद्धप्रकृति): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajni (rājñī, राज्ञी): defined in 9 categories.
Janata (janatā, जनता): defined in 4 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Gridhra (grdhra, gṛdhra, गृध्र): defined in 11 categories.
Samasanna (samāsanna, समासन्न): defined in 1 categories.
Kalahamsa (kalahaṃsa, कलहंस): defined in 9 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aśuddhaprakṛtau rājñi janatā nānurajyate”
- aśuddhaprakṛtau -
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aśuddhaprakṛti (noun, masculine)[locative single]aśuddhaprakṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- rājñi -
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rājñī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- janatā* -
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janatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rajyate -
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√raj -> rajyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rajyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rajyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rajyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√raj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√raj (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√rañj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√rañj (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- Line 2: “yathā gṛdhrasamāsannaḥ kalahaṃsaḥ samācaret”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gṛdhra -
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gṛdhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛdhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samāsannaḥ -
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samāsanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalahaṃsaḥ -
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kalahaṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active 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 3502 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.