Sanskrit quote nr. 7912 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतानि मम पद्यानि पठित्वा यः सभां गतः ।
स सदा पूज्यते राज्ञा सद्धर्मो नृगणैरिव ॥

etāni mama padyāni paṭhitvā yaḥ sabhāṃ gataḥ |
sa sadā pūjyate rājñā saddharmo nṛgaṇairiva ||

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.

Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Padya (पद्य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Saddharma (सद्धर्म): defined in 7 categories.
Nriga (nrga, nṛga, नृग): defined in 3 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “etāni mama padyāni paṭhitvā yaḥ sabhāṃ gataḥ
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • padyāni -
  • padya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paṭhitvā -
  • paṭh -> paṭhitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √paṭh]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa sadā pūjyate rājñā saddharmo nṛgaṇairiva
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūjyate -
  • pūjyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saddharmo* -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛga -
  • nṛga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇair -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

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 7912 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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