Sanskrit quote nr. 98 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकृतात्मानमासाद्य राजानमनये रतम् ।
समृद्धानि विनश्यन्ति राष्ट्राणि नगराणि च ॥

akṛtātmānamāsādya rājānamanaye ratam |
samṛddhāni vinaśyanti rāṣṭrāṇi nagarāṇi ca ||

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.

Akritatman (akrtatman, akṛtātman, अकृतात्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Asadya (āsādya, आसाद्य): defined in 5 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Anaya (अनय): defined in 7 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 14 categories.
Samriddha (samrddha, samṛddha, समृद्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rani (rāṇī, राणी): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Marathi, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “akṛtātmānamāsādya rājānamanaye ratam
  • akṛtātmānam -
  • akṛtātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājānam -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anaye -
  • anaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • ratam -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “samṛddhāni vinaśyanti rāṣṭrāṇi nagarāṇi ca
  • samṛddhāni -
  • samṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • naśyanti -
  • naśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • rāṣṭrāṇi -
  • rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naga -
  • naga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāṇi -
  • rāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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 98 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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