Sanskrit quote nr. 353 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचिराधिष्ठितराज्यः शत्रुः प्रकृतिष्वरूढमूलत्वात् ।
नवसंरोपणशिथिलस् तरुरिव सुकरः समुद्धर्तुम् ॥acirādhiṣṭhitarājyaḥ śatruḥ prakṛtiṣvarūḍhamūlatvāt |
navasaṃropaṇaśithilas taruriva sukaraḥ samuddhartum ||
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.
Acira (अचिर, acirā, अचिरा): defined in 11 categories.
Adhishthita (adhisthita, adhiṣṭhita, अधिष्ठित): defined in 10 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Raji (rājī, राजी): defined in 13 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Arudhamulatva (arūḍhamūlatva, अरूढमूलत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Samropana (saṃropaṇa, संरोपण): defined in 1 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sukara (सुकर): defined in 16 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Hartu (हर्तु): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “acirādhiṣṭhitarājyaḥ śatruḥ prakṛtiṣvarūḍhamūlatvāt”
- acirā -
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acira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]acirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhiṣṭhita -
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adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājyaḥ -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rājī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
- śatruḥ -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakṛtiṣva -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- arūḍhamūlatvāt -
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arūḍhamūlatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “navasaṃropaṇaśithilas taruriva sukaraḥ samuddhartum”
- nava -
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nava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṃropaṇa -
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saṃropaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃropaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śithilas -
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śithila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tarur -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sukaraḥ -
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sukara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samuddh -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hartum -
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√hṛ -> hartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hṛ]hartu (noun, masculine)[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 353 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.