Sanskrit quote nr. 4120 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहेतु भ्रूकुटिं नैव सदा कुर्वीत पार्थिवः ।
विना दोषेण यो भृत्यान् राजा धर्मेण पालयेत् ॥ahetu bhrūkuṭiṃ naiva sadā kurvīta pārthivaḥ |
vinā doṣeṇa yo bhṛtyān rājā dharmeṇa pālayet ||
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.
Kuti (kuṭi, कुटि): defined in 13 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Dharmena (dharmeṇa, धर्मेण): defined in 1 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “ahetu bhrūkuṭiṃ naiva sadā kurvīta pārthivaḥ”
- ahetu -
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ahetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhrū -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[compound]
- kuṭim -
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kuṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kuṭi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- pārthivaḥ -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vinā doṣeṇa yo bhṛtyān rājā dharmeṇa pālayet”
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- doṣeṇa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhṛtyān -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pālayet -
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√pāl (verb class 10)[optative active third single]√pā (verb class 0)[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 4120 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.