Sanskrit quote nr. 7809 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् सर्वममात्यादि राजा नयपुरःसरः ।
नयत्युन्नतिमुद्युक्तो व्यसनी क्षयमेव च ॥etat sarvamamātyādi rājā nayapuraḥsaraḥ |
nayatyunnatimudyukto vyasanī kṣayameva ca ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Amatya (amātya, अमात्य): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Naya (नय): defined in 16 categories.
Purahsara (puraḥsara, पुरःसर): defined in 3 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Udyukta (उद्युक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “etat sarvamamātyādi rājā nayapuraḥsaraḥ”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- amātyā -
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amātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naya -
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naya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√nī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- puraḥsaraḥ -
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puraḥsara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nayatyunnatimudyukto vyasanī kṣayameva ca”
- nayatyu -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- unnatim -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udyukto* -
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udyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyasanī -
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vyasanin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 7809 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.