Sanskrit quote nr. 5958 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमेव नरेन्द्राणां स्वर्गद्वारमनर्गलम् ।
यदात्मनः प्रतिज्ञा च प्रजा च परिपाल्यते ॥idameva narendrāṇāṃ svargadvāramanargalam |
yadātmanaḥ pratijñā ca prajā ca paripālyate ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Svargadvara (svargadvāra, स्वर्गद्वार): defined in 4 categories.
Anargala (अनर्गल): defined in 4 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Pratijna (pratijñā, प्रतिज्ञा): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Praja (prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Paripalya (paripālya, परिपाल्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “idameva narendrāṇāṃ svargadvāramanargalam”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- narendrāṇām -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- svargadvāram -
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svargadvāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anargalam -
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anargala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anargala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anargalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yadātmanaḥ pratijñā ca prajā ca paripālyate”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- pratijñā -
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pratijñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajā -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paripālya -
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paripālya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paripālya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 5958 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.