Sanskrit quote nr. 2854 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरावप्युचितं कार्यम् आतिथ्यं गृहमागते ।
छेत्तुमप्यागते छायां नोपसंहरते द्रुमः ॥arāvapyucitaṃ kāryam ātithyaṃ gṛhamāgate |
chettumapyāgate chāyāṃ nopasaṃharate drumaḥ ||
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.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Aravan (arāvan, अरावन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Aru (अरु): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Atithya (ātithya, आतिथ्य): defined in 7 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 2 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत, āgatā, आगता): defined in 12 categories.
Agati (āgati, आगति): defined in 10 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Cha (chā, छा): defined in 10 categories.
Chaya (chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Samhara (saṃhara, संहर): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “arāvapyucitaṃ kāryam ātithyaṃ gṛhamāgate”
- arāva -
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arāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]arāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, masculine)[locative single]ari (noun, feminine)[locative single]aru (noun, masculine)[locative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ucitam -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- ātithyam -
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ātithya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātithya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ātithyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āgate -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “chettumapyāgate chāyāṃ nopasaṃharate drumaḥ”
- chettum -
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√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]apyā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āgate -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- chāyām -
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chā (noun, feminine)[locative single]chāyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃhara -
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saṃhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- drumaḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2854 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.