Sanskrit quote nr. 4359 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आखेटकस्य धर्मेण विभवाः स्युर्वशे नृणाम् ।
नृप्रजाः प्रेरयत्येको हन्त्यन्योऽत्र मृगानिव ॥ākheṭakasya dharmeṇa vibhavāḥ syurvaśe nṛṇām |
nṛprajāḥ prerayatyeko hantyanyo'tra mṛgāniva ||
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.
Akhetaka (ākheṭaka, आखेटक): defined in 4 categories.
Dharmena (dharmeṇa, धर्मेण): defined in 1 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Vibhava (विभव, vibhavā, विभवा): defined in 21 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nripraja (nrpraja, nṛprajā, नृप्रजा): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Hanti (हन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil
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: “ākheṭakasya dharmeṇa vibhavāḥ syurvaśe nṛṇām”
- ākheṭakasya -
-
ākheṭaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dharmeṇa -
-
dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vibhavāḥ -
-
vibhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- syur -
-
√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- vaśe -
-
vaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nṛṇām -
-
nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “nṛprajāḥ prerayatyeko hantyanyo'tra mṛgāniva”
- nṛprajāḥ -
-
nṛprajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pre -
-
pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īrayatye -
-
√īr -> īrayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √īr]√īr -> īrayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √īr], [vocative dual from √īr], [accusative dual from √īr], [locative single from √īr]√īr (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- eko* -
-
eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hantya -
-
hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- anyo' -
-
anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- atra -
-
atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mṛgān -
-
mṛga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- iva -
-
iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 4359 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.