Sanskrit quote nr. 3845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्ति पुत्रो वशे यस्य भृत्यो भार्या तथैव च ।
अभावे सति संतोषः स्वर्गस्थोऽसौ महीतले ॥asti putro vaśe yasya bhṛtyo bhāryā tathaiva ca |
abhāve sati saṃtoṣaḥ svargastho'sau mahītale ||
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.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Svargastha (स्वर्गस्थ): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Mahitala (mahītala, महीतल): defined in 6 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: “asti putro vaśe yasya bhṛtyo bhāryā tathaiva ca”
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaśe -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhṛtyo* -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāryā -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “abhāve sati saṃtoṣaḥ svargastho'sau mahītale”
- abhāve -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sati -
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satī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- santoṣaḥ -
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santoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svargastho' -
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svargastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mahītale -
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mahītala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 3845 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.