Sanskrit quote nr. 9063 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणं भवतां यशः प्रसरतां धर्मः सदा वर्धतां ।
संपत्तिः प्रथतां प्रजा प्रणमतां शत्रुक्षयो जायताम् ॥kalyāṇaṃ bhavatāṃ yaśaḥ prasaratāṃ dharmaḥ sadā vardhatāṃ |
saṃpattiḥ prathatāṃ prajā praṇamatāṃ śatrukṣayo jāyatām ||
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.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Prasara (प्रसर): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Sampatti (सम्पत्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Praja (prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kalyāṇaṃ bhavatāṃ yaśaḥ prasaratāṃ dharmaḥ sadā vardhatāṃ”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavatām -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prasara -
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prasara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vardhatām -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “saṃpattiḥ prathatāṃ prajā praṇamatāṃ śatrukṣayo jāyatām”
- sampattiḥ -
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sampatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prathatām -
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√prath (verb class 1)[imperative middle third single]
- prajā -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣayo* -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṣi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jāyatām -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[imperative middle 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 9063 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.