Sanskrit quote nr. 8082 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एवं सर्वमिदं राजा संमन्त्र्य सह मन्त्रिभिः ।
व्यायम्याप्लुत्य मध्याह्ने भोक्तुमन्तःपुरं व्रजेत् ॥

evaṃ sarvamidaṃ rājā saṃmantrya saha mantribhiḥ |
vyāyamyāplutya madhyāhne bhoktumantaḥpuraṃ vrajet ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Mantrya (मन्त्र्य): defined in 2 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ayamya (āyamya, आयम्य, āyamyā, आयम्या): defined in 1 categories.
Aplutya (āplutya, आप्लुत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Madhyahna (madhyāhna, मध्याह्न): defined in 9 categories.
Antahpura (antaḥpura, अन्तःपुर): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), 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: “evaṃ sarvamidaṃ rājā saṃmantrya saha mantribhiḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantrya -
  • mantr -> mantrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mantr]
    mantr -> mantrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
    mantr -> mantrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mantribhiḥ -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “vyāyamyāplutya madhyāhne bhoktumantaḥpuraṃ vrajet
  • vyā -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āyamyā -
  • āyamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āyamyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āplutya -
  • āplutya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • madhyāhne -
  • madhyāhna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhoktum -
  • bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
  • antaḥpuram -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8082 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.

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