Sanskrit quote nr. 2446 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमात्ये दण्ड आयत्तो दण्डे वैनयिकी क्रिया ।
नृपतौ कोषराष्ट्रे तु दूते संधिविपर्ययौ ॥amātye daṇḍa āyatto daṇḍe vainayikī kriyā |
nṛpatau koṣarāṣṭre tu dūte saṃdhiviparyayau ||
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.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड, daṇḍā, दण्डा): defined in 26 categories.
Ayatta (āyatta, आयत्त): defined in 6 categories.
Dandi (daṇḍi, दण्डि): defined in 12 categories.
Vainayiki (vainayikī, वैनयिकी): defined in 2 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Kosha (kosa, koṣa, कोष): defined in 17 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Rashtri (rastri, rāṣṭri, राष्ट्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, 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: “amātye daṇḍa āyatto daṇḍe vainayikī kriyā”
- amātye -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- daṇḍa* -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āyatto* -
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āyatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daṇḍe -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]daṇḍi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vainayikī -
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vainayikī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kriyā -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nṛpatau koṣarāṣṭre tu dūte saṃdhiviparyayau”
- nṛpatau -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- koṣa -
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koṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāṣṭre -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dūte -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sandhiviparyayau -
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sandhiviparyaya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2446 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.