Sanskrit quote nr. 4875 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आन्तरे चैव बाह्ये च राजा यश्चैव सर्वदा ।
आदिष्टो नैव कम्पेत स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥āntare caiva bāhye ca rājā yaścaiva sarvadā |
ādiṣṭo naiva kampeta sa rājavasatiṃ vaset ||
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.
Antara (āntara, आन्तर, āntarā, आन्तरा): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Bahye (bāhye, बाह्ये): defined in 1 categories.
Bahya (bāhya, बाह्य, bāhyā, बाह्या): defined in 15 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Adishta (adista, ādiṣṭa, आदिष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Rajavasati (rājavasati, राजवसति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āntare caiva bāhye ca rājā yaścaiva sarvadā”
- āntare -
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āntara (noun, masculine)[locative single]āntara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āntarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bāhye -
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bāhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ādiṣṭo naiva kampeta sa rājavasatiṃ vaset”
- ādiṣṭo* -
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ādiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kampeta -
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√kamp (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājavasatim -
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rājavasati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vaset -
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√vas (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 4875 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.