Sanskrit quote nr. 190 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगूढविभवा यस्य पौरा राष्ट्रवासिनः ।
नयापनयवेत्तायः स राजा राजसत्तमः ॥agūḍhavibhavā yasya paurā rāṣṭravāsinaḥ |
nayāpanayavettāyaḥ sa rājā rājasattamaḥ ||
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.
Agudha (agūḍha, अगूढ): defined in 3 categories.
Vibhava (विभव, vibhavā, विभवा): defined in 21 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Paura (पौर): defined in 8 categories.
Rashtravasin (rastravasin, rāṣṭravāsin, राष्ट्रवासिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Naya (नय, nayā, नया): defined in 16 categories.
Apanaya (अपनय): defined in 3 categories.
Vettri (vettr, vettṛ, वेत्तृ): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajasa (rājasa, राजस): defined in 11 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “agūḍhavibhavā yasya paurā rāṣṭravāsinaḥ”
- agūḍha -
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agūḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agūḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhavā* -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- paurā* -
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paura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rāṣṭravāsinaḥ -
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rāṣṭravāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “nayāpanayavettāyaḥ sa rājā rājasattamaḥ”
- nayā -
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naya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]nayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√nī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apanaya -
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apanaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vettā -
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vettṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vid (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājasa -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 190 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.