Sanskrit quote nr. 4327 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रम्य यद् द्विजैर्भुक्तं परिक्षीणैश्च बान्धवैः ।
गोभिश्च नृपशार्दूल राजसूयाद् विशिष्यते ॥ākramya yad dvijairbhuktaṃ parikṣīṇaiśca bāndhavaiḥ |
gobhiśca nṛpaśārdūla rājasūyād viśiṣyate ||
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.
Akramya (ākramya, आक्रम्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Parikshina (pariksina, parikṣīṇa, परिक्षीण): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Shardula (sardula, śārdūla, शार्दूल): defined in 13 categories.
Rajasuya (rājasūya, राजसूय): defined in 7 categories.
Vishishya (visisya, viśiṣya, विशिष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Marathi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ākramya yad dvijairbhuktaṃ parikṣīṇaiśca bāndhavaiḥ”
- ākramya -
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ākramya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākramya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvijair -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dvija (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhuktam -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parikṣīṇaiś -
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parikṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]parikṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāndhavaiḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “gobhiśca nṛpaśārdūla rājasūyād viśiṣyate”
- gobhiś -
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go (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śārdūla -
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śārdūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājasūyād -
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rājasūya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rājasūya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- viśiṣya -
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viśiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 4327 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.