Sanskrit quote nr. 8068 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एवंविधान् गजाञ् जात्यान् वनादानीय पार्थिवः ।
विनये शिष्यवत् कुर्यात् पुत्रवत् परिपालयेत् ॥

evaṃvidhān gajāñ jātyān vanādānīya pārthivaḥ |
vinaye śiṣyavat kuryāt putravat paripālayet ||

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.

Evamvidha (evaṃvidha, एवंविध): defined in 2 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Jatya (jātya, जात्य): defined in 7 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Vinaya (विनय, vinayā, विनया): defined in 15 categories.
Putravat (पुत्रवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Biology (plants and animals)

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: “evaṃvidhān gajāñ jātyān vanādānīya pārthivaḥ
  • evaṃvidhān -
  • evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gajāñ -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jātyān -
  • jātya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vanād -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ānī -
  • āni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • pārthivaḥ -
  • pārthiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vinaye śiṣyavat kuryāt putravat paripālayet
  • vinaye -
  • vinaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vinaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vinayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse śiṣyavat*ku
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • putravat -
  • putravat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    putravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    putravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pālayet -
  • pāl (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

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 8068 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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