Sanskrit quote nr. 3916 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मात् परं बत यथाश्रुति संभृतानि ।
को नः कुले निवपनानि नियच्छतीति ॥asmāt paraṃ bata yathāśruti saṃbhṛtāni |
ko naḥ kule nivapanāni niyacchatīti ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Yathashruti (yathasruti, yathāśruti, यथाश्रुति): defined in 1 categories.
Sambhrita (sambhrta, sambhṛta, सम्भृत): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (कुलि): defined in 7 categories.
Nivapana (निवपन): defined in 1 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “asmāt paraṃ bata yathāśruti saṃbhṛtāni”
- asmāt -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathāśruti -
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yathāśruti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sambhṛtāni -
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sambhṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ko naḥ kule nivapanāni niyacchatīti”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nivapanāni -
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nivapana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yacchatī -
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√yam -> yacchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 3916 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.