Sanskrit quote nr. 4607 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मवर्गं परित्यज्य परवर्गेषु ये रताः ।
सर्वे तेऽपि विनश्यन्ति यथा राजा कुकर्दमः ॥ātmavargaṃ parityajya paravargeṣu ye ratāḥ |
sarve te'pi vinaśyanti yathā rājā kukardamaḥ ||
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.
Varga (वर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Parityajya (परित्यज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Paravarga (परवर्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kardama (कर्दम): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ātmavargaṃ parityajya paravargeṣu ye ratāḥ”
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- vargam -
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varga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parityajya -
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parityajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paravargeṣu -
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paravarga (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ratāḥ -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “sarve te'pi vinaśyanti yathā rājā kukardamaḥ”
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ku -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kardamaḥ -
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kardama (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 4607 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.