Sanskrit quote nr. 4589 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मपितृभ्रातरश्च तत् स्त्रीपुत्राश्च शत्रवः ।
स्नुषा श्वश्रूः सपत्नी च ननान्दा यातरस् तथा ॥ātmapitṛbhrātaraśca tat strīputrāśca śatravaḥ |
snuṣā śvaśrūḥ sapatnī ca nanāndā yātaras tathā ||
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.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Putra (पुत्र, putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Snusha (snusa, snuṣā, स्नुषा): defined in 6 categories.
Shvashru (svasru, śvaśrū, श्वश्रू): defined in 6 categories.
Sapatni (sapatnī, सपत्नी): defined in 7 categories.
Nanandri (nanandr, nanāndṛ, ननान्दृ): defined in 3 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात): defined in 7 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “ātmapitṛbhrātaraśca tat strīputrāśca śatravaḥ”
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- pitṛ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhrātaraś -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- putrāś -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatravaḥ -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “snuṣā śvaśrūḥ sapatnī ca nanāndā yātaras tathā”
- snuṣā -
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snuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śvaśrūḥ -
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śvaśrū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- sapatnī -
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sapatnī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sapatnī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nanāndā -
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nanāndṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yāta -
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yāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- ras -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (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 4589 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.