Sanskrit quote nr. 4044 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहं वो रक्षितेत्युक्त्वा यो न रक्षति भूमिपः ।
स संहत्य निहन्तव्यः श्वेव सोन्माद आतुरः ॥ahaṃ vo rakṣitetyuktvā yo na rakṣati bhūmipaḥ |
sa saṃhatya nihantavyaḥ śveva sonmāda āturaḥ ||
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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rakshitri (raksitr, rakṣitṛ, रक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Rakshita (raksita, rakṣita, रक्षित, rakṣitā, रक्षिता): defined in 8 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Uktva (uktvā, उक्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Rakshat (raksat, rakṣat, रक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhumipa (bhūmipa, भूमिप): defined in 1 categories.
Samhatya (saṃhatya, संहत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Nihantavya (निहन्तव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sonmada (sonmāda, सोन्माद, sonmādā, सोन्मादा): defined in 1 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Atura (ātura, आतुर): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali
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: “ahaṃ vo rakṣitetyuktvā yo na rakṣati bhūmipaḥ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- rakṣite -
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rakṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]rakṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)[compound from √rakṣ]rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ], [locative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rakṣ], [vocative single from √rakṣ], [vocative dual from √rakṣ], [accusative dual from √rakṣ], [locative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [nominative dual from √rakṣ], [vocative single from √rakṣ], [vocative dual from √rakṣ], [accusative dual from √rakṣ]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uktvā -
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uktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhūmipaḥ -
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bhūmipa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa saṃhatya nihantavyaḥ śveva sonmāda āturaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃhatya -
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saṃhatya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nihantavyaḥ -
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nihantavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śve -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sonmāda*ā -
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sonmāda (noun, masculine)[locative single]sonmāda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sonmādā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āturaḥ -
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ātura (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 4044 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.