Sanskrit quote nr. 4566 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मनश्च प्रजायाश्च दोषदर्श्युत्तमो नृपः ।
विनियच्छति चात्मानम् आदौ भृत्यांस्ततः प्रजाः ॥ātmanaśca prajāyāśca doṣadarśyuttamo nṛpaḥ |
viniyacchati cātmānam ādau bhṛtyāṃstataḥ prajāḥ ||
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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Praja (prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Darshin (darsin, darśin, दर्शिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ātmanaśca prajāyāśca doṣadarśyuttamo nṛpaḥ”
- ātmanaś -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajāyāś -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]doṣan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- darśyu -
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darśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]darśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uttamo* -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpaḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “viniyacchati cātmānam ādau bhṛtyāṃstataḥ prajāḥ”
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yacchati -
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√yam -> yacchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- bhṛtyāṃs -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (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 4566 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.