Sanskrit quote nr. 707 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्युपचित्तैरुपायैश् चक्रभृदेको भुजैरिव चतुर्भिः ।
नृपतिः श्रियमपि सुचिरं हरिरिव परिरभ्य निर्भरं रमते ॥atyupacittairupāyaiś cakrabhṛdeko bhujairiva caturbhiḥ |
nṛpatiḥ śriyamapi suciraṃ haririva parirabhya nirbharaṃ ramate ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Upacit (उपचित्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Cakrabhrit (cakrabhrt, cakrabhṛt, चक्रभृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sucira (सुचिर): defined in 4 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Rabhya (रभ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Nirbhara (निर्भर): defined in 9 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “atyupacittairupāyaiś cakrabhṛdeko bhujairiva caturbhiḥ”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upacit -
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upacit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- upāyaiś -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- cakrabhṛd -
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cakrabhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhujair -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse caturbhiḥ
- Line 2: “nṛpatiḥ śriyamapi suciraṃ haririva parirabhya nirbharaṃ ramate”
- nṛpatiḥ -
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nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suciram -
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sucira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sucira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sucirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- harir -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rabhya -
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√rabh -> rabhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rabh]√rabh -> rabhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rabh class 1 verb]√rabh -> rabhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rabh class 1 verb]
- nirbharam -
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nirbhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirbhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirbharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 707 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.