Sanskrit quote nr. 9073 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कुलशीलेषु सम्पन्नो नीतिधर्मेषु पण्डितः ।
तथैव पूज्यते राजा चतुरस्रः प्रकीर्तितः ॥kulaśīleṣu sampanno nītidharmeṣu paṇḍitaḥ |
tathaiva pūjyate rājā caturasraḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||
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.
Kulashila (kulasila, kulaśīla, कुलशील): defined in 4 categories.
Sampanna (सम्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Prakirtita (prakīrtita, प्रकीर्तित): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tamil
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: “kulaśīleṣu sampanno nītidharmeṣu paṇḍitaḥ”
- kulaśīleṣu -
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kulaśīla (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sampanno* -
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sampanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīti -
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nīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dharmeṣu -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “tathaiva pūjyate rājā caturasraḥ prakīrtitaḥ”
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- catura -
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catura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]catura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sraḥ -
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sras (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sras (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- prakīrtitaḥ -
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prakīrtita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 9073 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.