Sanskrit quote nr. 5727 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहूतो वाप्यनाहूतो यो राज्ञां द्वारि तिष्ठति ।
स वै राज्यश्रियं भुङ्क्ते नावमानी कदाचन ॥āhūto vāpyanāhūto yo rājñāṃ dvāri tiṣṭhati |
sa vai rājyaśriyaṃ bhuṅkte nāvamānī kadācana ||
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.
Ahuta (āhūta, आहूत): defined in 7 categories.
Vapi (vāpi, वापि, vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vapya (vāpya, वाप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Anahuta (anāhūta, अनाहूत): defined in 4 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rajyashri (rajyasri, rājyaśrī, राज्यश्री): defined in 1 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, 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: “āhūto vāpyanāhūto yo rājñāṃ dvāri tiṣṭhati”
- āhūto* -
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āhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- anāhūto* -
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anāhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dvāri -
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dvārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dvārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- Line 2: “sa vai rājyaśriyaṃ bhuṅkte nāvamānī kadācana”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- rājyaśriyam -
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rājyaśrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- nāvam -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ānī -
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- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 5727 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.