Sanskrit quote nr. 2443 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमात्यः शूर एव स्याद् युद्धसंपन्न एव च ।
तस्मादपि भयं राज्ञः पश्य राज्यस्य योजनम् ॥amātyaḥ śūra eva syād yuddhasaṃpanna eva ca |
tasmādapi bhayaṃ rājñaḥ paśya rājyasya yojanam ||
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.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yuddha (युद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Sampanna (सम्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Yojana (योजन): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “amātyaḥ śūra eva syād yuddhasaṃpanna eva ca”
- amātyaḥ -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūra* -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yuddha -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- sampanna* -
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sampanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tasmādapi bhayaṃ rājñaḥ paśya rājyasya yojanam”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- rājyasya -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]rājya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
- yojanam -
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yojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yojanā (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 2443 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.