Sanskrit quote nr. 7408 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं विषरसो हन्ति शस्त्रेणैकश्च वध्यते ।
सराष्ट्रं सप्रजं हन्ति राजानं मन्त्रविस्रवः ॥ekaṃ viṣaraso hanti śastreṇaikaśca vadhyate |
sarāṣṭraṃ saprajaṃ hanti rājānaṃ mantravisravaḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Visharasa (visarasa, viṣarasa, विषरस): defined in 1 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vadhyat (वध्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vadhyata (vadhyatā, वध्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Sarashtra (sarastra, sarāṣṭra, सराष्ट्र): defined in 2 categories.
Sapraja (सप्रज): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ekaṃ viṣaraso hanti śastreṇaikaśca vadhyate”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- viṣaraso* -
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viṣarasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śastreṇai -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śastra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aikaś -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhyate -
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vadhyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]vadhyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]vadhyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sarāṣṭraṃ saprajaṃ hanti rājānaṃ mantravisravaḥ”
- sarāṣṭram -
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sarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saprajam -
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sapraja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sapraja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saprajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- rājānam -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mantra -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- visravaḥ -
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visrava (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 7408 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.