Sanskrit quote nr. 1497 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुरञ्जय राजानं मा जानन् जातु कोपयेः प्रकृतीः ।
एतद्द्वयानुराग- स्थिरया तिष्ठ प्रतिष्ठयाश्लिष्टः ॥anurañjaya rājānaṃ mā jānan jātu kopayeḥ prakṛtīḥ |
etaddvayānurāga- sthirayā tiṣṭha pratiṣṭhayāśliṣṭaḥ ||
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.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Janat (jānat, जानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Sthira (sthirā, स्थिरा): defined in 15 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Ashlishta (aslista, aśliṣṭa, अश्लिष्ट): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “anurañjaya rājānaṃ mā jānan jātu kopayeḥ prakṛtīḥ”
- anur -
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anu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- añjaya -
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√añj (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- rājānam -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative 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]
- jānan -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kopayeḥ -
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√kup (verb class 10)[optative active second single]
- prakṛtīḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “etaddvayānurāga- sthirayā tiṣṭha pratiṣṭhayāśliṣṭaḥ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvayān -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- urā -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]urā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aga -
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aga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sthirayā -
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sthirā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tiṣṭha -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pratiṣṭhayā -
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pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- aśliṣṭaḥ -
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aśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1497 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.