Sanskrit quote nr. 4457 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार्यो ब्रह्मलोकेशः प्राजापत्ये पिता प्रभुः ।
अतिथिस्त्विन्द्रलोकेशो देवलोकस्य चर्त्विजः ॥ācāryo brahmalokeśaḥ prājāpatye pitā prabhuḥ |
atithistvindralokeśo devalokasya cartvijaḥ ||
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.
Brahmaloka (ब्रह्मलोक): defined in 10 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Prajapatya (prājāpatya, प्राजापत्य, prājāpatyā, प्राजापत्या): defined in 6 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Indralokesha (indralokesa, indralokeśa, इन्द्रलोकेश): defined in 1 categories.
Devaloka (देवलोक): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 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), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Gitashastra (science of music)
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 brahmalokeśaḥ prājāpatye pitā prabhuḥ”
- ācāryo* -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brahmaloke -
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brahmaloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- īśaḥ -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]īś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- prājāpatye -
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prājāpatya (noun, masculine)[locative single]prājāpatya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prājāpatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- prabhuḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “atithistvindralokeśo devalokasya cartvijaḥ”
- atithis -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvi -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- indralokeśo* -
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indralokeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devalokasya -
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devaloka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- car -
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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]
- ṛtvijaḥ -
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ṛtvij (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ṛtvij (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 4457 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.