Sanskrit quote nr. 1710 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नं हि प्राणिनां प्राणा आर्तानां शरणं त्वहम् ।
धर्मो वित्तं नृणां प्रेत्य सन्तोऽर्वाग् बिभ्यतोऽरणम् ॥annaṃ hi prāṇināṃ prāṇā ārtānāṃ śaraṇaṃ tvaham |
dharmo vittaṃ nṛṇāṃ pretya santo'rvāg bibhyato'raṇam ||
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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.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Arta (ārta, आर्त, ārtā, आर्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Pretya (प्रेत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Arvak (arvāk, अर्वाक्): defined in 3 categories.
Arvac (arvāc, अर्वाच्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Arana (araṇa, अरण): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “annaṃ hi prāṇināṃ prāṇā ārtānāṃ śaraṇaṃ tvaham”
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- prāṇā* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ārtānām -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ārta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ārtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dharmo vittaṃ nṛṇāṃ pretya santo'rvāg bibhyato'raṇam”
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- pretya -
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pretya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- santo' -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- arvāg -
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arvāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]arvāc (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- bibhya -
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√bhī (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√bhī (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- araṇam -
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araṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]araṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]araṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 1710 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.