Sanskrit quote nr. 8013 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एनसानेन तिर्यक् स्याद् इत्यादिः का विभीषिका ।
राजिलोऽपि हि राजेव स्वैः सुखी सुखहेतुभिः ॥enasānena tiryak syād ityādiḥ kā vibhīṣikā |
rājilo'pi hi rājeva svaiḥ sukhī sukhahetubhiḥ ||
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.
Enas (एनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ityadi (ityādi, इत्यादि): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Vibhishika (vibhisika, vibhīṣikā, विभीषिका): defined in 2 categories.
Rajila (rājila, राजिल): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sukhin (सुखिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “enasānena tiryak syād ityādiḥ kā vibhīṣikā”
- enasā -
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enas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tiryak -
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tiryak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ityādiḥ -
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ityādi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ityādi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vibhīṣikā -
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vibhīṣikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rājilo'pi hi rājeva svaiḥ sukhī sukhahetubhiḥ”
- rājilo' -
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rājila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rājeva -
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√rāj (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- svaiḥ -
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sva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sukhī -
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sukhī (noun, masculine)[compound]sukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sukhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetubhiḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 8013 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.