Sanskrit quote nr. 7356 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋणप्रदाता वैद्यस्तु श्रोत्रियः सजला नदी ।
राजा यत्र न विद्यन्ते न कुर्यात् तत्र संस्थितिम् ॥ṛṇapradātā vaidyastu śrotriyaḥ sajalā nadī |
rājā yatra na vidyante na kuryāt tatra saṃsthitim ||
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.
Rinapradatri (rnapradatr, ṛṇapradātṛ, ऋणप्रदातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vaidi (vaidī, वैदी): defined in 1 categories.
Vaidya (वैद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shrotriya (srotriya, śrotriya, श्रोत्रिय): defined in 8 categories.
Sajala (सजल, sajalā, सजला): defined in 6 categories.
Nadi (नदि, nadī, नदी): defined in 21 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Samsthiti (saṃsthiti, संस्थिति): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Tamil
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: “ṛṇapradātā vaidyastu śrotriyaḥ sajalā nadī”
- ṛṇapradātā -
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ṛṇapradātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaidyas -
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vaidī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaidya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śrotriyaḥ -
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śrotriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sajalā* -
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sajala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sajalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nadī -
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nadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nadi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nadi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “rājā yatra na vidyante na kuryāt tatra saṃsthitim”
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyante -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third plural]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃsthitim -
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saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 7356 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.