Sanskrit quote nr. 7095 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपभुक्तं यथा वासः स्रजो वा मृदिता यथा ।
एवं राज्यात् परिभ्रष्टः समर्थोऽपि निरर्थकः ॥upabhuktaṃ yathā vāsaḥ srajo vā mṛditā yathā |
evaṃ rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ samartho'pi nirarthakaḥ ||
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.
Upabhukta (उपभुक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Sraja (स्रज): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Mridita (mrdita, mṛdita, मृदित, mṛditā, मृदिता): defined in 2 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Paribhrashta (paribhrasta, paribhraṣṭa, परिभ्रष्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nirarthaka (निरर्थक): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “upabhuktaṃ yathā vāsaḥ srajo vā mṛditā yathā”
- upabhuktam -
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upabhukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upabhukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upabhuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāsaḥ -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- srajo* -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sraja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛditā* -
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mṛdita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “evaṃ rājyāt paribhraṣṭaḥ samartho'pi nirarthakaḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rājyāt -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rāj]
- paribhraṣṭaḥ -
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paribhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samartho' -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nirarthakaḥ -
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nirarthaka (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 7095 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.