Sanskrit quote nr. 2037 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि पञ्चशतं दण्ड्यान् दण्डयेत् पृथिवीपतिः ।
अभावे पञ्च कायस्थान् एकं वा स्वर्णकारकम् ॥api pañcaśataṃ daṇḍyān daṇḍayet pṛthivīpatiḥ |
abhāve pañca kāyasthān ekaṃ vā svarṇakārakam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dandya (daṇḍya, दण्ड्य): defined in 3 categories.
Prithivipati (prthivipati, pṛthivīpati, पृथिवीपति): defined in 2 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 15 categories.
Kayastha (kāyastha, कायस्थ): defined in 10 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Svarnakaraka (svarṇakāraka, स्वर्णकारक): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “api pañcaśataṃ daṇḍyān daṇḍayet pṛthivīpatiḥ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pañcaśatam -
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pañcaśata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- daṇḍyān -
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daṇḍya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse daṇḍayet*pṛ
- pṛthivīpatiḥ -
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pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “abhāve pañca kāyasthān ekaṃ vā svarṇakārakam”
- abhāve -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kāyasthān -
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kāyastha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- svarṇakārakam -
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svarṇakāraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 2037 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.