Sanskrit quote nr. 835 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अदीर्घसूत्रः स्मृतिमान् कुतज्ञो नीतिशास्त्रवित् ।
धीमानायतिदर्शी च मन्त्री राज्ञः सुसंनिधिः ॥

adīrghasūtraḥ smṛtimān kutajño nītiśāstravit |
dhīmānāyatidarśī ca mantrī rājñaḥ susaṃnidhiḥ ||

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.

Adirghasutra (adīrghasūtra, अदीर्घसूत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Smritimat (smrtimat, smṛtimat, स्मृतिमत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 17 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ): defined in 6 categories.
Nitishastra (nitisastra, nītiśāstra, नीतिशास्त्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhimat (dhīmat, धीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ayat (āyat, आयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayati (āyatī, आयती): defined in 7 categories.
Darshin (darsin, darśin, दर्शिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Mantri (मन्त्रि): defined in 14 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Samnidhi (saṃnidhi, संनिधि): defined in 8 categories.

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

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: “adīrghasūtraḥ smṛtimān kutajño nītiśāstravit
  • adīrghasūtraḥ -
  • adīrghasūtra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtimān -
  • smṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuta -
  • kuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jño* -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nītiśāstra -
  • nītiśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vit -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhīmānāyatidarśī ca mantrī rājñaḥ susaṃnidhiḥ
  • dhīmān -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyati -
  • āyati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • darśī -
  • darśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantrī -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃnidhiḥ -
  • saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 835 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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