Sanskrit quote nr. 6058 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रियाण्यन्तरङ्गाणि पातयन्ति यथा जनान् ।
अभ्यन्तरास् तथा राष्ट्रे भृत्याः स्वार्थपरायणाः ॥indriyāṇyantaraṅgāṇi pātayanti yathā janān |
abhyantarās tathā rāṣṭre bhṛtyāḥ svārthaparāyaṇāḥ ||
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.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Antaranga (antaraṅga, अन्तरङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Abhyantara (अभ्यन्तर, abhyantarā, अभ्यन्तरा): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Rashtri (rastri, rāṣṭri, राष्ट्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Bhriti (bhrti, bhṛti, भृति): defined in 4 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य, bhṛtyā, भृत्या): defined in 9 categories.
Svarthaparayana (svārthaparāyaṇa, स्वार्थपरायण, svārthaparāyaṇā, स्वार्थपरायणा): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “indriyāṇyantaraṅgāṇi pātayanti yathā janān”
- indriyāṇya -
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indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- antaraṅgāṇi -
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antaraṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pātayanti -
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√pat -> pātayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pat]√pat -> pātayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat], [accusative plural from √pat]√pat -> pātayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pat]√pat (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- janān -
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jana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “abhyantarās tathā rāṣṭre bhṛtyāḥ svārthaparāyaṇāḥ”
- abhyantarās -
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abhyantara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhyantarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāṣṭre -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- bhṛtyāḥ -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svārthaparāyaṇāḥ -
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svārthaparāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svārthaparāyaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6058 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.