Sanskrit quote nr. 8263 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औष्ण्यं तथा विक्रमं च सौम्यं दण्डं प्रसन्नताम् ।
धारयन्ति महात्मानो राजानः प्रायशो भुवि ॥auṣṇyaṃ tathā vikramaṃ ca saumyaṃ daṇḍaṃ prasannatām |
dhārayanti mahātmāno rājānaḥ prāyaśo bhuvi ||
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.
Aushnya (ausnya, auṣṇya, औष्ण्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vikrama (विक्रम): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Saumya (सौम्य): defined in 22 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Prasannata (prasannatā, प्रसन्नता): defined in 2 categories.
Dharayat (dhārayat, धारयत्): defined in 3 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Prayashah (prayasah, prāyaśaḥ, प्रायशः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “auṣṇyaṃ tathā vikramaṃ ca saumyaṃ daṇḍaṃ prasannatām”
- auṣṇyam -
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auṣṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vikramam -
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vikrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saumyam -
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saumya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saumya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saumyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daṇḍam -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prasannatām -
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prasannatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dhārayanti mahātmāno rājānaḥ prāyaśo bhuvi”
- dhārayanti -
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dhārayantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dhṛ]dhārayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √dhṛ]√dhṛ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- mahātmāno* -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rājānaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prāyaśo* -
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prāyaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative 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 8263 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.