Sanskrit quote nr. 3921 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मान् साधु विचिन्त्य संयमधनानुच्चैः कुलं चात्मनस् ।
त्वय्यस्याः कथमप्यबान्धवकृतां स्नेहप्रवृत्तिं च ताम् ॥asmān sādhu vicintya saṃyamadhanānuccaiḥ kulaṃ cātmanas |
tvayyasyāḥ kathamapyabāndhavakṛtāṃ snehapravṛttiṃ ca tām ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Vicintya (विचिन्त्य): defined in 3 categories.
Samyamadhana (saṃyamadhana, संयमधन): defined in 1 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Abandhavakrita (abandhavakrta, abāndhavakṛtā, अबान्धवकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Snehapravritti (snehapravrtti, snehapravṛtti, स्नेहप्रवृत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), 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: “asmān sādhu vicintya saṃyamadhanānuccaiḥ kulaṃ cātmanas”
- asmān -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vicintya -
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vicintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyamadhanān -
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saṃyamadhana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse cātmanas
- Line 2: “tvayyasyāḥ kathamapyabāndhavakṛtāṃ snehapravṛttiṃ ca tām”
- tvayya -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apya -
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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]
- abāndhavakṛtām -
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abāndhavakṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- snehapravṛttim -
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snehapravṛtti (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]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 3921 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.