Sanskrit quote nr. 1125 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीत्य वेदान् परिसंस्तीर्य चाग्नीन् इष्ट्वा यज्ञैः पालयित्वा प्रजाश्च ।
गोब्राह्मणार्थे शस्त्रपूतान्तरात्मा हतः संग्रमे क्षत्रियः स्वर्गमेति ॥adhītya vedān parisaṃstīrya cāgnīn iṣṭvā yajñaiḥ pālayitvā prajāśca |
gobrāhmaṇārthe śastrapūtāntarātmā hataḥ saṃgrame kṣatriyaḥ svargameti ||
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.
Adhitya (adhītya, अधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Samstir (saṃstir, संस्तिर्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Ishtu (istu, iṣṭu, इष्टु): defined in 2 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Gobrahmana (gobrāhmaṇa, गोब्राह्मण): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Shastraputa (sastraputa, śastrapūta, शस्त्रपूत): defined in 1 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Kshatriya (ksatriya, kṣatriya, क्षत्रिय): defined in 16 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “adhītya vedān parisaṃstīrya cāgnīn iṣṭvā yajñaiḥ pālayitvā prajāśca”
- adhītya -
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adhītya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vedān -
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veda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃstīr -
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saṃstir (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- rya -
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- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agnīn -
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agni (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- iṣṭvā* -
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iṣṭu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yajñaiḥ -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- pālayitvā -
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√pāl -> pālayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pāl]√pā -> pālayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √pā]
- prajāś -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “gobrāhmaṇārthe śastrapūtāntarātmā hataḥ saṃgrame kṣatriyaḥ svargameti”
- gobrāhmaṇā -
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gobrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- śastrapūtān -
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śastrapūta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarāt -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hataḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- Cannot analyse saṅgrame*kṣ
- kṣatriyaḥ -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third 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 1125 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.