Sanskrit quote nr. 1034 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधना अपि ते धन्याः साधवो गृहमेधिनः ।
यद्गृहा ह्यर्हवर्याम्बुतृणभूमीश्वरावराः ॥adhanā api te dhanyāḥ sādhavo gṛhamedhinaḥ |
yadgṛhā hyarhavaryāmbutṛṇabhūmīśvarāvarāḥ ||
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.
Adhana (अधन, adhanā, अधना): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य, dhanyā, धन्या): defined in 13 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Grihamedhin (grhamedhin, gṛhamedhin, गृहमेधिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Arha (अर्ह): defined in 5 categories.
Vari (varī, वरी): defined in 18 categories.
Varya (वर्य, varyā, वर्या): defined in 5 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Bhumishvara (bhumisvara, bhūmīśvara, भूमीश्वर): defined in 2 categories.
Ara (अर, arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “adhanā api te dhanyāḥ sādhavo gṛhamedhinaḥ”
- adhanā* -
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adhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dhanyāḥ -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sādhavo* -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gṛhamedhinaḥ -
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gṛhamedhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gṛhamedhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yadgṛhā hyarhavaryāmbutṛṇabhūmīśvarāvarāḥ”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- gṛhā* -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- arha -
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arha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- varyā -
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varya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ -> varya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vṛ]√vṛ -> varya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vṛ]√vṛ -> varya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vṛ]varī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]varyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> varya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛ]√vṛ -> varya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛ]√vṛ -> varyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vṛ]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṇa -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūmīśvarāva -
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bhūmīśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- arāḥ -
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ara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]√rās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second 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 1034 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.