Sanskrit quote nr. 755 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अथबद्धजेटे रामे सुमन्त्रे गृहमागते ।
त्यक्तो राजा सुतत्यागाद् अविश्वस्तैरिवासुभिः ॥

athabaddhajeṭe rāme sumantre gṛhamāgate |
tyakto rājā sutatyāgād aviśvastairivāsubhiḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम, rāmā, रामा): defined in 25 categories.
Rami (rāmi, रामि): defined in 7 categories.
Sumantra (सुमन्त्र, sumantrā, सुमन्त्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत, āgatā, आगता): defined in 12 categories.
Agati (āgati, आगति): defined in 10 categories.
Tyaktri (tyaktr, tyaktṛ, त्यक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tyakta (त्यक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Suta (सुत): defined in 18 categories.
Tyaga (tyāga, त्याग): defined in 16 categories.
Avishvasta (avisvasta, aviśvasta, अविश्वस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asu (असु, asū, असू): defined in 9 categories.

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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: “athabaddhajeṭe rāme sumantre gṛhamāgate
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • baddha -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jeṭe -
  • jaṭ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • rāme -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sumantre -
  • sumantra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sumantra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sumantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āgate -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āgati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tyakto rājā sutatyāgād aviśvastairivāsubhiḥ
  • tyakto* -
  • tyaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • suta -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tyāgād -
  • tyāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aviśvastair -
  • aviśvasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aviśvasta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asubhiḥ -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 755 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.

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