Sanskrit quote nr. 5972 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इनः स एव सेव्यो यः स्वालोकेन सुधामुचा ।
द्विजेन्द्रमण्डलं क्षीणं समग्रयति संपदा ॥inaḥ sa eva sevyo yaḥ svālokena sudhāmucā |
dvijendramaṇḍalaṃ kṣīṇaṃ samagrayati saṃpadā ||
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.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Aloka (āloka, आलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Amuc (अमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvijendra (द्विजेन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Kshina (ksina, kṣīṇa, क्षीण): defined in 9 categories.
Samagra (समग्र): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Marathi, Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “inaḥ sa eva sevyo yaḥ svālokena sudhāmucā”
- inaḥ -
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ina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevyo* -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sīv]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svā -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ālokena -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amucā -
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amuc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “dvijendramaṇḍalaṃ kṣīṇaṃ samagrayati saṃpadā”
- dvijendram -
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dvijendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣīṇam -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- samagra -
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samagra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samagra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- sampadā -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 5972 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.