Sanskrit quote nr. 2447 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमात्यैः कामवृत्तो हि राजा कापथमाश्रितः ।
निग्राह्यः सर्वथा सद्भिर् न निग्राह्यो निगृह्यसे ॥amātyaiḥ kāmavṛtto hi rājā kāpathamāśritaḥ |
nigrāhyaḥ sarvathā sadbhir na nigrāhyo nigṛhyase ||
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.
Kamavritta (kamavrtta, kāmavṛtta, कामवृत्त): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Kapatha (kāpatha, कापथ): defined in 3 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित): defined in 13 categories.
Nigrahya (nigrāhya, निग्राह्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvatha (sarvathā, सर्वथा): defined in 7 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nigrihya (nigrhya, nigṛhya, निगृह्य): defined in 2 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), 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: “amātyaiḥ kāmavṛtto hi rājā kāpathamāśritaḥ”
- amātyaiḥ -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kāmavṛtto* -
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kāmavṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- 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]
- kāpatham -
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kāpatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āśritaḥ -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nigrāhyaḥ sarvathā sadbhir na nigrāhyo nigṛhyase”
- nigrāhyaḥ -
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nigrāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sadbhir -
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sat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nigrāhyo* -
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nigrāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nigṛhya -
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nigṛhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nigṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nigṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second 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 2447 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.