Sanskrit quote nr. 4577 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मनो न सहायार्थं पिता माता च तिष्ठति ।
न पुत्रदारा न ज्ञातिर् धर्मस्तिष्ठति केवलम् ॥ātmano na sahāyārthaṃ pitā mātā ca tiṣṭhati |
na putradārā na jñātir dharmastiṣṭhati kevalam ||
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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sahayartham (sahāyārtham, सहायार्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Jnati (jñāti, ज्ञाति): defined in 6 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (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: “ātmano na sahāyārthaṃ pitā mātā ca tiṣṭhati”
- ātmano* -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahāyārtham -
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sahāyārtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “na putradārā na jñātir dharmastiṣṭhati kevalam”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putradārā -
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- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñātir -
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jñāti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmas -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4577 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.