Sanskrit quote nr. 5823 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति यस्मादुभौ लोकौ धारयत्यात्मवान् नृपः ।
प्रजानां च ततः सम्यग् दण्डं दण्डीव धारयेत् ॥iti yasmādubhau lokau dhārayatyātmavān nṛpaḥ |
prajānāṃ ca tataḥ samyag daṇḍaṃ daṇḍīva dhārayet ||
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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yasmat (yasmāt, यस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Dharayat (dhārayat, धारयत्): defined in 3 categories.
Atmavat (ātmavat, आत्मवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajana (prajānā, प्रजाना): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Dandi (daṇḍi, दण्डि): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “iti yasmādubhau lokau dhārayatyātmavān nṛpaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yasmād -
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yasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[ablative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ubhau -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lokau -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhārayatyā -
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dhārayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhārayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dhṛ], [vocative dual from √dhṛ], [accusative dual from √dhṛ], [locative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- ātmavān -
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ātmavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpaḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prajānāṃ ca tataḥ samyag daṇḍaṃ daṇḍīva dhārayet”
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- samyag -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- daṇḍam -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daṇḍī -
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daṇḍi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]daṇḍin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]daṇḍin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhārayet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[optative 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 5823 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.