Sanskrit quote nr. 4890 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आन्वीक्षिकी त्रयी वार्ता दण्डनीतिश्च शाश्वती ।
विद्याश्चतस्र एवैता अभ्यसेद् नृपतिः सदा ॥ānvīkṣikī trayī vārtā daṇḍanītiśca śāśvatī |
vidyāścatasra evaitā abhyased nṛpatiḥ sadā ||
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.
Anvikshiki (anviksiki, ānvīkṣikī, आन्वीक्षिकी): defined in 8 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Dandaniti (daṇḍanīti, दण्डनीति): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shashvati (sasvati, śāśvatī, शाश्वती): defined in 4 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ānvīkṣikī trayī vārtā daṇḍanītiśca śāśvatī”
- ānvīkṣikī -
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ānvīkṣikī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- trayī -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- daṇḍanītiś -
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daṇḍanīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāśvatī -
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śāśvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “vidyāścatasra evaitā abhyased nṛpatiḥ sadā”
- vidyāś -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- catasra -
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- evai -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etā* -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhyased -
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- nṛpatiḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[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 4890 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.