Sanskrit quote nr. 6927 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्वेजयति भूतानि दण्डपारुष्यवान् नृपः ।
भूतान्युद्वेज्यमानानि द्विषतां यान्ति संश्रयम् ॥

udvejayati bhūtāni daṇḍapāruṣyavān nṛpaḥ |
bhūtānyudvejyamānāni dviṣatāṃ yānti saṃśrayam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Dandaparushyavat (dandaparusyavat, daṇḍapāruṣyavat, दण्डपारुष्यवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Udvejin (उद्वेजिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Amana (amāna, अमान): defined in 5 categories.
Dvishat (dvisat, dviṣat, द्विषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Samshraya (samsraya, saṃśraya, संश्रय): defined in 5 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit

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: “udvejayati bhūtāni daṇḍapāruṣyavān nṛpaḥ
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • veja -
  • vaj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vij (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daṇḍapāruṣyavān -
  • daṇḍapāruṣyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūtānyudvejyamānāni dviṣatāṃ yānti saṃśrayam
  • bhūtānyu -
  • bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • udvejya -
  • udvejin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    udvejin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amānāni -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dviṣatām -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saṃśrayam -
  • saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6927 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.

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