Sanskrit quote nr. 414 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञतया प्रेम्णा वा चूडामणिमाकलय्य काचमणिम् ।
नृपतिर्वहेत शिरसा तेनासौ नह्यनर्घ्यमणिः ॥ajñatayā premṇā vā cūḍāmaṇimākalayya kācamaṇim |
nṛpatirvaheta śirasā tenāsau nahyanarghyamaṇiḥ ||
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.
Ajnata (ajñatā, अज्ञता): defined in 7 categories.
Premna (premṇā, प्रेम्णा): defined in 1 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Cudamani (cūḍāmaṇi, चूडामणि): defined in 10 categories.
Kacamani (kācamaṇi, काचमणि): defined in 4 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Arghya (अर्घ्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ani (aṇi, अणि): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “ajñatayā premṇā vā cūḍāmaṇimākalayya kācamaṇim”
- ajñatayā -
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ajñatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- premṇā -
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premṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]preman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]preman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cūḍāmaṇim -
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cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āka -
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√ak (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- layya -
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√lay -> layya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lay]
- kācamaṇim -
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kācamaṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “nṛpatirvaheta śirasā tenāsau nahyanarghyamaṇiḥ”
- nṛpatir -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaheta -
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√vah (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tenā -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nahyan -
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√nah -> nahyat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nah class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nah class 4 verb]
- arghyam -
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arghya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arghya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arghyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇiḥ -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 414 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.