Sanskrit quote nr. 1723 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्नहीनो दहेद्राष्ट्रं मन्त्रहीनश्च ऋत्विजः ।
यजमानं दानहीनो नास्ति यज्ञसमो रिपुः ॥

annahīno dahedrāṣṭraṃ mantrahīnaśca ṛtvijaḥ |
yajamānaṃ dānahīno nāsti yajñasamo ripuḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 13 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Mantrahina (mantrahīna, मन्त्रहीन): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Yajamana (yajamāna, यजमान): defined in 11 categories.
Danahina (dānahīna, दानहीन): defined in 1 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 27 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “annahīno dahedrāṣṭraṃ mantrahīnaśca ṛtvijaḥ
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīno* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • dahed -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • rāṣṭram -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantrahīnaś -
  • mantrahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtvijaḥ -
  • ṛtvij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ṛtvij (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yajamānaṃ dānahīno nāsti yajñasamo ripuḥ
  • yajamānam -
  • yajamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yajamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yajamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yajamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • dānahīno* -
  • dānahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yajña -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ripuḥ -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1723 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.

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