Sanskrit quote nr. 5197 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आराधिता हि शीलेन प्रयत्नैश्चोपसेविताः ।
राजानः संप्रसीदन्ति प्रकुप्यन्ति विपर्यये ॥ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiścopasevitāḥ |
rājānaḥ saṃprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye ||
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.
Aradhita (ārādhita, आराधित, ārādhitā, आराधिता): defined in 5 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील): defined in 23 categories.
Prayatna (प्रयत्न): defined in 15 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Viparyaye (विपर्यये): defined in 1 categories.
Viparyaya (विपर्यय, viparyayā, विपर्यया): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “ārādhitā hi śīlena prayatnaiścopasevitāḥ”
- ārādhitā* -
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ārādhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ārādhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śīlena -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śīla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prayatnaiś -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- copase -
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√cup (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “rājānaḥ saṃprasīdanti prakupyanti viparyaye”
- rājānaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse samprasīdanti*pr
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kupyanti -
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√kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 4 verb]√kup -> kupyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- viparyaye -
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viparyaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viparyaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]viparyaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viparyayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5197 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.