Sanskrit quote nr. 6887 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यमेन विना राजन् न सिध्यन्ति मनोरथाः ।
नहि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः ॥udyamena vinā rājan na sidhyanti manorathāḥ |
nahi suptasya siṃhasya praviśanti mukhe mṛgāḥ ||
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.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ, manorathā, मनोरथा): defined in 10 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Supta (सुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishanti (visanti, viśantī, विशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 21 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: “udyamena vinā rājan na sidhyanti manorathāḥ”
- udyamena -
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udyama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sidhyanti -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- manorathāḥ -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manorathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nahi suptasya siṃhasya praviśanti mukhe mṛgāḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- suptasya -
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supta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]supta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]
- siṃhasya -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- viśanti -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mṛgāḥ -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6887 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.