Sanskrit quote nr. 3694 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असद्भिः सेवितो राजा स्वयं सन्नपि दूष्यते ।
किं सेव्यो भोगिसंवीतो गन्धवानपि चन्दनः ॥asadbhiḥ sevito rājā svayaṃ sannapi dūṣyate |
kiṃ sevyo bhogisaṃvīto gandhavānapi candanaḥ ||
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.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sevitri (sevitr, sevitṛ, सेवितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Sevita (सेवित): defined in 8 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dushyat (dusyat, dūṣyat, दूष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Bhogin (भोगिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Samvita (saṃvīta, संवीत): defined in 4 categories.
Gandhavat (गन्धवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 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: “asadbhiḥ sevito rājā svayaṃ sannapi dūṣyate”
- asadbhiḥ -
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asat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]asat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sevito* -
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sevitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sevita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sīv]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sann -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dūṣyate -
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dūṣyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]dūṣyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]dūṣyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√duṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ sevyo bhogisaṃvīto gandhavānapi candanaḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sevyo* -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sīv]
- bhogi -
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bhogin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhogin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃvīto* -
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saṃvīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gandhavān -
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gandhavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- candanaḥ -
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candana (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 3694 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.