Sanskrit quote nr. 2996 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थिनां मित्रवर्गस्य विद्विषां च पराङ्मुखः ।
यो न याति पिता तेन पुत्री माता च वीरसूः ॥arthināṃ mitravargasya vidviṣāṃ ca parāṅmukhaḥ |
yo na yāti pitā tena putrī mātā ca vīrasūḥ ||
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.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Varga (वर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Vidvish (vidvis, vidviṣ, विद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidvisha (vidvisa, vidviṣā, विद्विषा): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Paranmukha (parāṅmukha, पराङ्मुख): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Putri (putrī, पुत्री): defined in 8 categories.
Putrin (पुत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Virasu (vīrasū, वीरसू): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “arthināṃ mitravargasya vidviṣāṃ ca parāṅmukhaḥ”
- arthinām -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vargasya -
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varga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vidviṣām -
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vidviṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidviṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāṅmukhaḥ -
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parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yo na yāti pitā tena putrī mātā ca vīrasūḥ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- putrī -
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putrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]putrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīrasūḥ -
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vīrasū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative 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 2996 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.