Sanskrit quote nr. 7399 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं भूमिपतिः करोति सचिवं राज्ये प्रमाणं यदा ।
तं मोहाच् श्रयते मदः स च मदालस्येन निर्विद्यते ॥ekaṃ bhūmipatiḥ karoti sacivaṃ rājye pramāṇaṃ yadā |
taṃ mohāc śrayate madaḥ sa ca madālasyena nirvidyate ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Bhumipati (bhūmipati, भूमिपति): defined in 2 categories.
Saciva (सचिव): defined in 12 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य, rājyā, राज्या): defined in 12 categories.
Pramana (pramāṇa, प्रमाण): defined in 23 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Shrayat (srayat, śrayat, श्रयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mada (मद, madā, मदा): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Alasya (ālasya, आलस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Nirvidya (निर्विद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “ekaṃ bhūmipatiḥ karoti sacivaṃ rājye pramāṇaṃ yadā”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhūmipatiḥ -
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bhūmipati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- sacivam -
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saciva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rājye -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[locative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj], [locative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rāj], [vocative single from √rāj], [vocative dual from √rāj], [accusative dual from √rāj]√rāj (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√rāj (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- pramāṇam -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “taṃ mohāc śrayate madaḥ sa ca madālasyena nirvidyate”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mohāc -
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- śrayate -
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√śri -> śrayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- madaḥ -
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mada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madā -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ālasyena -
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ālasya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ālasya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nirvidya -
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nirvidya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirvidya (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 7399 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.