Sanskrit quote nr. 2717 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयमेव परो धर्मो ह्ययमेव परं तपः ।
पतिशुश्रूषणं यत्र तत् स्त्रीणां स्वर्गहेतुकम् ॥ayameva paro dharmo hyayameva paraṃ tapaḥ |
patiśuśrūṣaṇaṃ yatra tat strīṇāṃ svargahetukam ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Shushrushana (susrusana, śuśrūṣaṇa, शुश्रूषण): defined in 4 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Hetuka (हेतुक): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ayameva paro dharmo hyayameva paraṃ tapaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “patiśuśrūṣaṇaṃ yatra tat strīṇāṃ svargahetukam”
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śuśrūṣaṇam -
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śuśrūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- svarga -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetukam -
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hetuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hetuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 2717 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.