Sanskrit quote nr. 4554 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मज्ञानी यतो धन्यो मध्यः पितृपितामहैः ।
मातृपक्षेण मात्रा च ख्यातिं याति नराधमः ॥ātmajñānī yato dhanyo madhyaḥ pitṛpitāmahaiḥ |
mātṛpakṣeṇa mātrā ca khyātiṃ yāti narādhamaḥ ||
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.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Pitripitri (pitrpitr, pitṛpitṛ, पितृपितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 12 categories.
Matripaksha (matrpaksa, mātṛpakṣa, मातृपक्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Matra (mātrā, मात्रा): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Khyati (khyāti, ख्याति): defined in 6 categories.
Naradhama (narādhama, नराधम): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ātmajñānī yato dhanyo madhyaḥ pitṛpitāmahaiḥ”
- ātmajñānī -
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- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- dhanyo* -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhyaḥ -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitṛpitā -
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pitṛpitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahaiḥ -
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maha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]maha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “mātṛpakṣeṇa mātrā ca khyātiṃ yāti narādhamaḥ”
- mātṛpakṣeṇa -
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mātṛpakṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mātṛpakṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mātrā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khyātim -
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khyāti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]khyāti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- narādhamaḥ -
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narādhama (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 4554 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.