Sanskrit quote nr. 7188 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपेतः कोशदण्डाभ्यां सामात्यः सह मन्त्रिभिः ।
दुर्गस्थश्चिन्तयेत् साधु मण्डलं मण्डलाधिपः ॥upetaḥ kośadaṇḍābhyāṃ sāmātyaḥ saha mantribhiḥ |
durgasthaścintayet sādhu maṇḍalaṃ maṇḍalādhipaḥ ||
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.
Upetri (upetr, upetṛ, उपेतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Upeta (उपेत): defined in 9 categories.
Koshadanda (kosadanda, kośadaṇḍa, कोशदण्ड): defined in 1 categories.
Samatya (sāmātya, सामात्य): defined in 3 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
Durga (दुर्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल): defined in 23 categories.
Mandaladhipa (maṇḍalādhipa, मण्डलाधिप): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “upetaḥ kośadaṇḍābhyāṃ sāmātyaḥ saha mantribhiḥ”
- upetaḥ -
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upetṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]upeta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kośadaṇḍābhyām -
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kośadaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- sāmātyaḥ -
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sāmātya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mantribhiḥ -
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mantri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mantrin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mantrin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “durgasthaścintayet sādhu maṇḍalaṃ maṇḍalādhipaḥ”
- durgas -
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durga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thaś -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cintayet -
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√cint (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- maṇḍalam -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- maṇḍalādhipaḥ -
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maṇḍalādhipa (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 7188 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.