Sanskrit quote nr. 4454 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्तिः पिता मूर्तिः प्रजापतेः ।
भ्राता मरुत्पतेमूर्तिर् माता साक्षात् क्षितेस्तनुः ॥ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ |
bhrātā marutpatemūrtir mātā sākṣāt kṣitestanuḥ ||
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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.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Prajapati (prajāpati, प्रजापति): defined in 13 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Marutpati (मरुत्पति): defined in 1 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Sakshat (saksat, sākṣāt, साक्षात्): defined in 8 categories.
Saksha (saksa, sākṣa, साक्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Kshiti (ksiti, kṣiti, क्षिति): defined in 16 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 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), Buddhism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali
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: “ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ”
- ācāryo* -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brahmaṇo* -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mūrtiḥ -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- mūrtiḥ -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prajāpateḥ -
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prajāpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “bhrātā marutpatemūrtir mātā sākṣāt kṣitestanuḥ”
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- marutpate -
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marutpati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mūrtir -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sākṣāt -
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sākṣāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sākṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sākṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kṣites -
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kṣiti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṣiti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tanuḥ -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4454 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.