Sanskrit quote nr. 5759 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इच्छेद् यस् तु सुखं निवस्तुमवनौ गच्छेत् स राज्ञः सभां ।
कल्याणीं गिरमेव संसदि वदेत् कार्यं विदध्यात् कृती ॥icched yas tu sukhaṃ nivastumavanau gacchet sa rājñaḥ sabhāṃ |
kalyāṇīṃ girameva saṃsadi vadet kāryaṃ vidadhyāt kṛtī ||
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.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Avana (अवन): defined in 6 categories.
Avani (अवनि): defined in 12 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Kalyani (kalyāṇī, कल्याणी): defined in 12 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Samsad (saṃsad, संसद्): defined in 3 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dhya (dhyā, ध्या): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “icched yas tu sukhaṃ nivastumavanau gacchet sa rājñaḥ sabhāṃ”
- icched -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vastum -
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√vas -> vastum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vas]vastu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- avanau -
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avana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avani (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- gacchet -
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√gam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sabhām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kalyāṇīṃ girameva saṃsadi vadet kāryaṃ vidadhyāt kṛtī”
- kalyāṇīm -
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kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- giram -
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gira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]girā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gir (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gir (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsadi -
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saṃsad (noun, feminine)[locative single]saṃsad (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃsad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhyā -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kṛtī -
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kṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛtin (noun, masculine)[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 5759 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.