Sanskrit quote nr. 1276 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनल्पत्वात् प्रधानत्वाद् वंशस्येवेतरे स्वराः ।
विजिगीषोर्नृपतयः प्रयान्ति परिवारताम् ॥analpatvāt pradhānatvād vaṃśasyevetare svarāḥ |
vijigīṣornṛpatayaḥ prayānti parivāratām ||
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.
Analpa (अनल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Pradhanatva (pradhānatva, प्रधानत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Svara (स्वर, svarā, स्वरा): defined in 21 categories.
Vijigishu (vijigisu, vijigīṣu, विजिगीषु): defined in 5 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Parivarata (parivāratā, परिवारता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Tamil
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: “analpatvāt pradhānatvād vaṃśasyevetare svarāḥ”
- analpa -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvāt -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pradhānatvād -
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pradhānatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vaṃśasye -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- itare -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]itara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- svarāḥ -
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svara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vijigīṣornṛpatayaḥ prayānti parivāratām”
- vijigīṣor -
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vijigīṣu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vijigīṣu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nṛpatayaḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- parivāratām -
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parivāratā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1276 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.