Sanskrit quote nr. 2039 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि पुत्रैः कलत्रैर्वा प्राणान् रक्षेत पण्डितः ।
विद्यमानैर्यतस्तैः स्यात् सर्वं भूयोऽपि देहिनाम् ॥api putraiḥ kalatrairvā prāṇān rakṣeta paṇḍitaḥ |
vidyamānairyatastaiḥ syāt sarvaṃ bhūyo'pi dehinām ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Kalatra (कलत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Vidyamana (vidyamāna, विद्यमान): defined in 5 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 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: “api putraiḥ kalatrairvā prāṇān rakṣeta paṇḍitaḥ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- putraiḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]putra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kalatrair -
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kalatra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- rakṣeta -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active second 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: “vidyamānairyatastaiḥ syāt sarvaṃ bhūyo'pi dehinām”
- vidyamānair -
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vidyamāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vidyamāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vidyamāna (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vid class 7 verb]
- yatas -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- taiḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhūyo' -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 2039 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.