Sanskrit quote nr. 4447 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार्यश्च पिता चैव माता भ्राता च पूर्वजः ।
नार्तेनाप्यवमन्तव्या ब्राह्मणेन विशेषतः ॥ācāryaśca pitā caiva mātā bhrātā ca pūrvajaḥ |
nārtenāpyavamantavyā brāhmaṇena viśeṣataḥ ||
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.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Purvaja (pūrvaja, पूर्वज): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Arta (ārta, आर्त): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avamantavya (अवमन्तव्य, avamantavyā, अवमन्तव्या): defined in 1 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “ācāryaśca pitā caiva mātā bhrātā ca pūrvajaḥ”
- ācāryaś -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (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]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrvajaḥ -
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pūrvaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nārtenāpyavamantavyā brāhmaṇena viśeṣataḥ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ārtenā -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ārta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- 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]
- avamantavyā* -
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avamantavya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]avamantavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- brāhmaṇena -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 4447 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.