Sanskrit quote nr. 8039 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं द्रव्यं द्विपवनं सेतुबन्धमथाकरान् ।
रक्षेत् पूर्वकृतान् राजा नवांश्चाभिप्रवर्तयेत् ॥evaṃ dravyaṃ dvipavanaṃ setubandhamathākarān |
rakṣet pūrvakṛtān rājā navāṃścābhipravartayet ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dravya (द्रव्य): defined in 18 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 12 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Setubandha (सेतुबन्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Akara (अकर): defined in 20 categories.
Purvakrita (purvakrta, pūrvakṛta, पूर्वकृत): defined in 2 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, India history, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali
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: “evaṃ dravyaṃ dvipavanaṃ setubandhamathākarān”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dravyam -
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dravya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dravya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dravyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvipa -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vanam -
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vana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- setubandham -
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setubandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- akarān -
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akara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “rakṣet pūrvakṛtān rājā navāṃścābhipravartayet”
- rakṣet -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- pūrvakṛtān -
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pūrvakṛta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- navāṃś -
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nava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhipra -
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abhipra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartayet -
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√vṛt (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 8039 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.