Sanskrit quote nr. 3252 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवध्यो ब्राह्मणो बालः स्त्री तपस्वी च रोगभाक् ।
येषां चान्नानि भुक्तानि ये च स्युः शरणं गताः ॥avadhyo brāhmaṇo bālaḥ strī tapasvī ca rogabhāk |
yeṣāṃ cānnāni bhuktāni ye ca syuḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ ||
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.
Avadhya (अवध्य): defined in 4 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Tapasvin (तपस्विन्): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rogabhaj (rogabhāj, रोगभाज्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “avadhyo brāhmaṇo bālaḥ strī tapasvī ca rogabhāk”
- avadhyo* -
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avadhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brāhmaṇo* -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bālaḥ -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tapasvī -
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tapasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rogabhāk -
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rogabhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rogabhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yeṣāṃ cānnāni bhuktāni ye ca syuḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ”
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- cānn -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āni -
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- bhuktāni -
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bhukta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 3252 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.