Sanskrit quote nr. 8783 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति यः परद्रोहं जनस्यानपराधिनः ।
तस्य राज्ञः स्थिरापि श्रीः समूलं नाशमृच्छति ॥karoti yaḥ paradrohaṃ janasyānaparādhinaḥ |
tasya rājñaḥ sthirāpi śrīḥ samūlaṃ nāśamṛcchati ||
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.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Paradroha (परद्रोह): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Anaparadhin (anaparādhin, अनपराधिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर, sthirā, स्थिरा): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Samulam (samūlam, समूलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samula (samūla, समूल): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “karoti yaḥ paradrohaṃ janasyānaparādhinaḥ”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paradroham -
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paradroha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- janasyā -
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jana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- anaparādhinaḥ -
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anaparādhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]anaparādhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “tasya rājñaḥ sthirāpi śrīḥ samūlaṃ nāśamṛcchati”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sthirā -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sthirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- samūlam -
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samūlam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāśam -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]
- ṛcchati -
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√ṛ (verb class 1)[present active 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 8783 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.