Sanskrit quote nr. 1109 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिरजनि जगाम धाम तस्याः प्रियतमयेति रुषा स्रजावनद्धः ।
पदमपि चलितुं युवा न सेहे किमिव न शक्तिहरं ससाध्वसानाम् ॥adhirajani jagāma dhāma tasyāḥ priyatamayeti ruṣā srajāvanaddhaḥ |
padamapi calituṃ yuvā na sehe kimiva na śaktiharaṃ sasādhvasānām ||
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.
Adhirajani (अधिरजनि): defined in 1 categories.
Dhama (dhāma, धाम): defined in 13 categories.
Priyatama (priyatamā, प्रियतमा): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Rush (rus, ruṣ, रुष्): defined in 4 categories.
Rusha (rusa, ruṣā, रुषा): defined in 4 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Sraja (स्रज, srajā, स्रजा): defined in 3 categories.
Avanaddha (अवनद्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yu (yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shaktihara (saktihara, śaktihara, शक्तिहर): defined in 1 categories.
Sasadhvasa (sasādhvasa, ससाध्वस, sasādhvasā, ससाध्वसा): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “adhirajani jagāma dhāma tasyāḥ priyatamayeti ruṣā srajāvanaddhaḥ”
- adhirajani -
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adhirajani (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagāma -
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√gā (verb class 3)[imperative active first plural]√gam (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- dhāma -
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dhāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhāman (noun, masculine)[compound]dhāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- priyatamaye -
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priyatamā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ruṣā -
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ruṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- srajā -
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sraja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sraja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sraj (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sraj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sraj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]srajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avanaddhaḥ -
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avanaddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “padamapi calituṃ yuvā na sehe kimiva na śaktiharaṃ sasādhvasānām”
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- calitum -
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√cal -> calitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √cal]
- yuvā* -
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yū (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sehe -
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√sah (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√sah (verb class 4)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaktiharam -
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śaktihara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaktihara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaktiharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sasādhvasānām -
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sasādhvasa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sasādhvasa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sasādhvasā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 1109 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.