Sanskrit quote nr. 4611 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मसंपद्गुणैः सम्यक् संयुक्तं युक्तकारिणम् ।
महेन्द्रमिव राजानं प्राप्य लोको विवर्धते ॥ātmasaṃpadguṇaiḥ samyak saṃyuktaṃ yuktakāriṇam |
mahendramiva rājānaṃ prāpya loko vivardhate ||
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.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Samyuktam (saṃyuktam, संयुक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samyukta (saṃyukta, संयुक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Yuktakarin (yuktakārin, युक्तकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahendra (महेन्द्र): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Viva (विव, vivā, विवा): 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.
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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: “ātmasaṃpadguṇaiḥ samyak saṃyuktaṃ yuktakāriṇam”
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- sampad -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃyuktam -
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saṃyuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]saṃyukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃyukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yuktakāriṇam -
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yuktakārin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “mahendramiva rājānaṃ prāpya loko vivardhate”
- mahendram -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahendrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rājānam -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- loko* -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛdha -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[imperative active second 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 4611 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.