Sanskrit quote nr. 5826 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इति राज्यकलत्रमित्रपुत्रान् ।
गृहधामं च तृणाय मन्यमानः ॥

iti rājyakalatramitraputrān |
gṛhadhāmaṃ ca tṛṇāya manyamānaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kalatra (कलत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Dhama (dhāma, धाम): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Manyamana (manyamāna, मन्यमान): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life)

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 rājyakalatramitraputrān
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rājya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]
  • kalatra -
  • kalatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “gṛhadhāmaṃ ca tṛṇāya manyamānaḥ
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dhāmam -
  • dhāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dhāman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛṇāya -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • manyamānaḥ -
  • man -> manyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 5826 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.

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