Sanskrit quote nr. 8132 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एष हि प्रथमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्याभिषेचनम् ।
येन शक्यं महाप्राज्ञ प्रजानां परिपालनम् ॥eṣa hi prathamo dharmaḥ kṣatriyasyābhiṣecanam |
yena śakyaṃ mahāprājña prajānāṃ paripālanam ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Kshatriya (ksatriya, kṣatriya, क्षत्रिय): defined in 16 categories.
Abhishecana (abhisecana, abhiṣecana, अभिषेचन): defined in 9 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य): defined in 12 categories.
Mahaprajna (mahāprājña, महाप्राज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajana (prajānā, प्रजाना): defined in 3 categories.
Paripalana (paripālana, परिपालन): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “eṣa hi prathamo dharmaḥ kṣatriyasyābhiṣecanam”
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prathamo* -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatriyasyā -
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kṣatriya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kṣatriya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- abhiṣecanam -
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abhiṣecana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yena śakyaṃ mahāprājña prajānāṃ paripālanam”
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- mahāprājña -
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mahāprājña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāprājña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- paripālanam -
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paripālana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paripālanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8132 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.