Sanskrit quote nr. 5477 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्रमी यदि वा वर्णी पूज्यो वाथ गुरुर्महान् ।
नादण्ड्यो नाम राज्ञोऽस्ति यः स्वधर्मेण तिष्ठति ॥āśramī yadi vā varṇī pūjyo vātha gururmahān |
nādaṇḍyo nāma rājño'sti yaḥ svadharmeṇa tiṣṭhati ||
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.
Ashramin (asramin, āśramin, आश्रमिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Varnin (varṇin, वर्णिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Adandya (adaṇḍya, अदण्ड्य): defined in 3 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Svadharma (स्वधर्म): defined in 8 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (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: “āśramī yadi vā varṇī pūjyo vātha gururmahān”
- āśramī -
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āśramin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- varṇī -
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varṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]varṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūjyo* -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- vātha -
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√vā (verb class 2)[present active second plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active second plural]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nādaṇḍyo nāma rājño'sti yaḥ svadharmeṇa tiṣṭhati”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adaṇḍyo* -
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adaṇḍya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rājño' -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svadharmeṇa -
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svadharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present 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 5477 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.