Sanskrit quote nr. 2809 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये मातस्तातः क्व गत इति यद्वैरिशिशुना ।
दरीगेहे लीना निभृतमिह पृष्टा स्वजननी ॥aye mātastātaḥ kva gata iti yadvairiśiśunā |
darīgehe līnā nibhṛtamiha pṛṣṭā svajananī ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (māta, मात): defined in 12 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yadu (यदु): defined in 5 categories.
Yadva (yadvā, यद्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Yadvan (यद्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Dari (दरि, darī, दरी): defined in 11 categories.
Darin (दरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन, līnā, लीना): defined in 13 categories.
Nibhritam (nibhrtam, nibhṛtam, निभृतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nibhrita (nibhrta, nibhṛta, निभृत): defined in 5 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Prishta (prsta, pṛṣṭā, पृष्टा): defined in 4 categories.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 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: “aye mātastātaḥ kva gata iti yadvairiśiśunā”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- mātas -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]māta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tātaḥ -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gata* -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yadvai -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yadvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]yadvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- airi -
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√īr (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- śiśunā -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śiśu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “darīgehe līnā nibhṛtamiha pṛṣṭā svajananī”
- darī -
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darī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]darin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gehe -
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geha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- līnā* -
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līna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]līnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √lī class 9 verb]√lī -> līnā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √lī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √lī class 9 verb]
- nibhṛtam -
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nibhṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nibhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nibhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pṛṣṭā -
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pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
- svajana -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nī -
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nī (noun, masculine)[compound]nī (noun, feminine)[compound]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2809 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.