Sanskrit quote nr. 4793 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधातुं विनयं निरागसि नरे कुप्यन्तु नामेश्वरास् ।
तेन स्वाशयशुद्धिरेव सुकरा प्रायः प्रभूणां पुरः ॥ādhātuṃ vinayaṃ nirāgasi nare kupyantu nāmeśvarās |
tena svāśayaśuddhireva sukarā prāyaḥ prabhūṇāṃ puraḥ ||
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.
Dhatu (dhātu, धातु): defined in 26 categories.
Vinaya (विनय): defined in 15 categories.
Niragas (nirāgas, निरागस्): defined in 1 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Ashaya (asaya, āśaya, आशय): defined in 12 categories.
Shuddhi (suddhi, śuddhi, शुद्धि): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sukara (sukarā, सुकरा): defined in 16 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), 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: “ādhātuṃ vinayaṃ nirāgasi nare kupyantu nāmeśvarās”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhātum -
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√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhe -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhe]dhātu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vinayam -
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vinaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirāgasi -
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nirāgas (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirāgas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nare -
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nara (noun, masculine)[locative single]nara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kupyantu -
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√kup (verb class 4)[imperative active third plural]
- Cannot analyse nāmeśvarās
- Line 2: “tena svāśayaśuddhireva sukarā prāyaḥ prabhūṇāṃ puraḥ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- svā -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśaya -
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āśaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuddhir -
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śuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukarā -
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sukarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhūṇām -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prabhu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prabhu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (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 4793 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.