Sanskrit quote nr. 8222 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ओंकारशब्दो विप्राणां यस्य राष्ट्रे प्रवर्तते ।
स राजा हि भवेद् योगी व्याधिभिश्च न पीड्यते ॥oṃkāraśabdo viprāṇāṃ yasya rāṣṭre pravartate |
sa rājā hi bhaved yogī vyādhibhiśca na pīḍyate ||
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.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Vipra (विप्र, viprā, विप्रा): defined in 10 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Rashtri (rastri, rāṣṭri, राष्ट्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Vyadhin (vyādhin, व्याधिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “oṃkāraśabdo viprāṇāṃ yasya rāṣṭre pravartate”
- oṅkāra -
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oṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śabdo* -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viprāṇām -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vipra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]viprā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- rāṣṭre -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rāṣṭri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sa rājā hi bhaved yogī vyādhibhiśca na pīḍyate”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yogī -
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yogin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyādhibhiś -
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vyādhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vyādhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vyādhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīḍyate -
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√pīḍ (verb class 10)[present passive 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 8222 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.