Sanskrit quote nr. 4590 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मपितृमातृगुणैः प्रख्यातश्चोत्तमोत्तमः ।
गुणैरात्मभवैः ख्यातः पैतृकैर्मातृकैः पृथक् ॥ātmapitṛmātṛguṇaiḥ prakhyātaścottamottamaḥ |
guṇairātmabhavaiḥ khyātaḥ paitṛkairmātṛkaiḥ pṛthak ||
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.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Prakhyata (prakhyāta, प्रख्यात): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Uttamottama (उत्तमोत्तम): defined in 5 categories.
Atmabhava (ātmabhava, आत्मभव): defined in 3 categories.
Khyata (khyāta, ख्यात): defined in 6 categories.
Khyat (khyāt, ख्यात्): defined in 1 categories.
Paitrika (paitrka, paitṛka, पैतृक): defined in 5 categories.
Matrika (matrka, mātṛka, मातृक): defined in 11 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ātmapitṛmātṛguṇaiḥ prakhyātaścottamottamaḥ”
- ātma -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- pitṛ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mātṛ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- prakhyātaś -
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prakhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- co -
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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]
- uttamottamaḥ -
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uttamottama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “guṇairātmabhavaiḥ khyātaḥ paitṛkairmātṛkaiḥ pṛthak”
- guṇair -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ātmabhavaiḥ -
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ātmabhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ātmabhava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- khyātaḥ -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- paitṛkair -
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paitṛka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]paitṛka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mātṛkaiḥ -
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mātṛka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mātṛka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pṛthak -
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pṛthak (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 4590 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.