Sanskrit quote nr. 1618 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तरङ्गा हि ये राज्ञः परस्वादायिनः शठाः ।
भृत्या भवन्ति प्रायेण तेभ्यो रक्षेदिमाः प्रजाः ॥antaraṅgā hi ye rājñaḥ parasvādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ |
bhṛtyā bhavanti prāyeṇa tebhyo rakṣedimāḥ prajāḥ ||
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.
Antaranga (antaraṅga, अन्तरङ्ग, antaraṅgā, अन्तरङ्गा): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Parasvadayin (parasvādāyin, परस्वादायिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ, śaṭhā, शठा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhriti (bhrti, bhṛti, भृति): defined in 4 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य, bhṛtyā, भृत्या): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Prayena (prāyeṇa, प्रायेण): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “antaraṅgā hi ye rājñaḥ parasvādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ”
- antaraṅgā* -
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antaraṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]antaraṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- parasvādāyinaḥ -
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parasvādāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]parasvādāyin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śaṭhāḥ -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śaṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bhṛtyā bhavanti prāyeṇa tebhyo rakṣedimāḥ prajāḥ”
- bhṛtyā* -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- prāyeṇa -
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prāyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tebhyo* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- rakṣed -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- imāḥ -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- prajāḥ -
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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]
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 1618 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.