Sanskrit quote nr. 385 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजा इव प्रजा मोहाद् यो हन्यात् पृथिवीपतिः ।
तस्यैका जायते तृप्तिर् न द्वितीया कथंचन ॥ajā iva prajā mohād yo hanyāt pṛthivīpatiḥ |
tasyaikā jāyate tṛptir na dvitīyā kathaṃcana ||
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.
Aja (ajā, अजा): defined in 22 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Mohat (mohāt, मोहात्): defined in 1 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Prithivipati (prthivipati, pṛthivīpati, पृथिवीपति): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Aika (ऐक, aikā, ऐका): defined in 2 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tripti (trpti, tṛpti, तृप्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dvitiya (dvitīyā, द्वितीया): defined in 11 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Prakrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, India history, Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
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: “ajā iva prajā mohād yo hanyāt pṛthivīpatiḥ”
- ajā* -
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ajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]aja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prajā* -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mohād -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanyāt -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- pṛthivīpatiḥ -
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pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tasyaikā jāyate tṛptir na dvitīyā kathaṃcana”
- tasyai -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tas (noun, masculine)[locative single]tas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- aikā* -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- tṛptir -
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tṛpti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tṛpti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvitīyā -
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dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active 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 385 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.