Sanskrit quote nr. 7499 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकदा न विगृह्णीयाद् बहून् राजाभिघातिनः ।
सदर्पोऽप्युरगः कीटैर् बहुभिर्नाश्यते ध्रुवम् ॥ekadā na vigṛhṇīyād bahūn rājābhighātinaḥ |
sadarpo'pyuragaḥ kīṭair bahubhirnāśyate dhruvam ||
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.
Ekada (ekadā, एकदा): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Abhighatin (abhighātin, अभिघातिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadarpa (सदर्प): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Uraga (उरग): defined in 8 categories.
Kita (kīṭa, कीट): defined in 12 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ekadā na vigṛhṇīyād bahūn rājābhighātinaḥ”
- ekadā -
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ekadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gṛhṇīyād -
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√grah (verb class 9)[optative active third single]
- bahūn -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- rājā -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhighātinaḥ -
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abhighātin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]abhighātin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sadarpo'pyuragaḥ kīṭair bahubhirnāśyate dhruvam”
- sadarpo' -
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sadarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- uragaḥ -
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uraga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīṭair -
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kīṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kīṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bahubhir -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bahu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nāśyate -
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√naś (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√naś (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7499 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.