Sanskrit quote nr. 1594 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तःपुरे पितृतुल्यं मातृतुल्यं महानसे ।
गोषु चात्मसमं दद्यात् स्वयमेव कृषिं व्रजेत् ॥antaḥpure pitṛtulyaṃ mātṛtulyaṃ mahānase |
goṣu cātmasamaṃ dadyāt svayameva kṛṣiṃ vrajet ||
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.
Antahpura (antaḥpura, अन्तःपुर): defined in 7 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Mahanasa (mahānasa, महानस): defined in 11 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Krishi (krsi, kṛṣi, कृषि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “antaḥpure pitṛtulyaṃ mātṛtulyaṃ mahānase”
- antaḥpure -
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antaḥpura (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pitṛ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- mātṛ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- mahānase -
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mahānasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahānasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “goṣu cātmasamaṃ dadyāt svayameva kṛṣiṃ vrajet”
- goṣu -
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go (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- masam -
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masa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dadyāt -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛṣim -
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kṛṣi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative 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 1594 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.