Sanskrit quote nr. 2166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रमत्तश्च यो राजा सर्वज्ञो विजितेन्द्रियः ।
कृतज्ञो धर्मशीलश्च स राजा तिष्ठते चिरम् ॥apramattaśca yo rājā sarvajño vijitendriyaḥ |
kṛtajño dharmaśīlaśca sa rājā tiṣṭhate ciram ||
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.
Apramatta (अप्रमत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Sarvajna (sarvajña, सर्वज्ञ): defined in 16 categories.
Vijitendriya (विजितेन्द्रिय): defined in 4 categories.
Kritajna (krtajna, kṛtajña, कृतज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Dharmashila (dharmasila, dharmaśīla, धर्मशील): defined in 4 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 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: “apramattaśca yo rājā sarvajño vijitendriyaḥ”
- apramattaś -
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apramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvajño* -
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sarvajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijitendriyaḥ -
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vijitendriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtajño dharmaśīlaśca sa rājā tiṣṭhate ciram”
- kṛtajño* -
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kṛtajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmaśīlaś -
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dharmaśīla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tiṣṭhate -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (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 2166 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.