Sanskrit quote nr. 7357 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋणमाद्यं निराकृत्य निराकर्तुमृणान्तरम् ।
प्रतिष्ठा राजते यस्य गृहस्थाश्रम एव सः ॥ṛṇamādyaṃ nirākṛtya nirākartumṛṇāntaram |
pratiṣṭhā rājate yasya gṛhasthāśrama eva saḥ ||
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.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Niraka (nirāka, निराक): defined in 2 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭha, प्रतिष्ठ, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Rajata (rājatā, राजता, rājata, राजत): defined in 10 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Grihasthashrama (grhasthasrama, gṛhasthāśrama, गृहस्थाश्रम): defined in 5 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ṛṇamādyaṃ nirākṛtya nirākartumṛṇāntaram”
- ṛṇam -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ādyam -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
- nirākṛtya -
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- nirākar -
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nirāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ṛṇān -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pratiṣṭhā rājate yasya gṛhasthāśrama eva saḥ”
- pratiṣṭhā* -
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pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājate -
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rājatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rājata (noun, masculine)[locative single]rājata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- gṛhasthāśrama* -
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gṛhasthāśrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (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 7357 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.