Sanskrit quote nr. 8078 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं सर्वं विधायेदम् इतिकर्तव्यमात्मनः ।
युक्तश् चैवाप्रमत्तश् च परिरक्षेदिमाः प्रजाः ॥evaṃ sarvaṃ vidhāyedam itikartavyamātmanaḥ |
yuktaś caivāpramattaś ca parirakṣedimāḥ prajāḥ ||
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.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Itikartavya (इतिकर्तव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Apramatta (अप्रमत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Pariraksha (pariraksa, parirakṣā, परिरक्षा): defined in 2 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
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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 sarvaṃ vidhāyedam itikartavyamātmanaḥ”
- 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]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vidhāye -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[dative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- itikartavyam -
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itikartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]itikartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]itikartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yuktaś caivāpramattaś ca parirakṣedimāḥ prajāḥ”
- yuktaś -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- cai -
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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]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- apramattaś -
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apramatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parirakṣe -
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parirakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- māḥ -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8078 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.