Sanskrit quote nr. 1896 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपण्डितो वापि सुहृत् पण्डितो वाप्यनात्मवान् ।
मन्त्रमूलं यतो राज्यम् अतो मन्त्रं सुरक्षितम् ॥apaṇḍito vāpi suhṛt paṇḍito vāpyanātmavān |
mantramūlaṃ yato rājyam ato mantraṃ surakṣitam ||
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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.
Apandita (apaṇḍita, अपण्डित): defined in 3 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी, vāpi, वापि): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Vapya (vāpya, वाप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Anatmavat (anātmavat, अनात्मवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mantramula (mantramūla, मन्त्रमूल): defined in 1 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Surakshita (suraksita, surakṣita, सुरक्षित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “apaṇḍito vāpi suhṛt paṇḍito vāpyanātmavān”
- apaṇḍito* -
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apaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- suhṛt -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- paṇḍito* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- anātmavān -
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anātmavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mantramūlaṃ yato rājyam ato mantraṃ surakṣitam”
- mantramūlam -
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mantramūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mantramūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mantramūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mantram -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- surakṣitam -
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surakṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]surakṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]surakṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1896 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.