Sanskrit quote nr. 1252 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनयेनेव राज्यश्रीर् दैन्येनेव मनस्विता ।
मम्लौ साथ विषादेन पद्मिनीव हिमाम्भसा ॥anayeneva rājyaśrīr dainyeneva manasvitā |
mamlau sātha viṣādena padminīva himāmbhasā ||
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.
Anaya (अनय): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Rajyashri (rajyasri, rājyaśrī, राज्यश्री): defined in 1 categories.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Manasvita (manasvitā, मनस्विता): defined in 1 categories.
Sat (sāt, सात्): defined in 7 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Padmin (पद्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Padmini (padminī, पद्मिनी): defined in 12 categories.
Himambhas (himāmbhas, हिमाम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali
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: “anayeneva rājyaśrīr dainyeneva manasvitā”
- anayene -
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anaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rājyaśrīr -
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rājyaśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dainyene -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- manasvitā -
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manasvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mamlau sātha viṣādena padminīva himāmbhasā”
- mamlau -
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√mlā (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- sāt -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]sāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viṣādena -
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viṣāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- padminī -
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padminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]padmin (noun, masculine)[locative single]padmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- himāmbhasā -
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himāmbhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 1252 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.