Sanskrit quote nr. 782 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथागत्य भुवं राज्ञां गता वाहनतां हयाः ।
तेषां धर्मार्थकामांश्च साधयन्त्युपकारिणः ॥athāgatya bhuvaṃ rājñāṃ gatā vāhanatāṃ hayāḥ |
teṣāṃ dharmārthakāmāṃśca sādhayantyupakāriṇaḥ ||
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.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Vahanata (vāhanatā, वाहनता): defined in 1 categories.
Haya (हय): defined in 13 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dharmartha (dharmārtha, धर्मार्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sadhayat (sādhayat, साधयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Upakarin (upakārin, उपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Nepali, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “athāgatya bhuvaṃ rājñāṃ gatā vāhanatāṃ hayāḥ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- agatya -
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- bhuvam -
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bhuva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[accusative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rājñām -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- gatā* -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāhanatām -
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vāhanatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- hayāḥ -
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haya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “teṣāṃ dharmārthakāmāṃśca sādhayantyupakāriṇaḥ”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dharmārtha -
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dharmārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmāṃś -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhayantyu -
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√sidh -> sādhayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √sidh], [adverb from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh], [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sidh], [vocative single from √sidh]√sidh (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- upakāriṇaḥ -
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upakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]upakārin (noun, neuter)[ablative 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 782 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.