Sanskrit quote nr. 7831 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद् धनञ्जयो वाच्यो नित्योद्युक्तो वृकोदरः ।
यदर्थं क्षत्रिया सूते तस्य कालोऽयमागतः ॥etad dhanañjayo vācyo nityodyukto vṛkodaraḥ |
yadarthaṃ kṣatriyā sūte tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhananjaya (dhanañjaya, धनञ्जय): defined in 13 categories.
Vaci (vācī, वाची): defined in 6 categories.
Vacya (vācya, वाच्य): defined in 9 categories.
Nityodyukta (नित्योद्युक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Vrikodara (vrkodara, vṛkodara, वृकोदर): defined in 7 categories.
Yadartha (यदर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Kshatriya (ksatriya, kṣatriyā, क्षत्रिया): defined in 16 categories.
Suta (sūta, सूत, sūtā, सूता): defined in 18 categories.
Suti (sūti, सूति): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), 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: “etad dhanañjayo vācyo nityodyukto vṛkodaraḥ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanañjayo* -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vācyo* -
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vācī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vācya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac]
- nityodyukto* -
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nityodyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛkodaraḥ -
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vṛkodara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yadarthaṃ kṣatriyā sūte tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ”
- yadartham -
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yadartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yadartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yadarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣatriyā -
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kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūte -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√sū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kālo' -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āgataḥ -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7831 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.