Sanskrit quote nr. 4619 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मात्मनैव जनितः पुत्र इत्युच्यते बुधैः ।
तस्माद् भार्यां नरः पश्येन् मातृवत् पुत्रमातरम् ॥ātmātmanaiva janitaḥ putra ityucyate budhaiḥ |
tasmād bhāryāṃ naraḥ paśyen mātṛvat putramātaram ||
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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.
Janitri (janitr, janitṛ, जनितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Matrivat (matrvat, mātṛvat, मातृवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Atara (ātara, आतर): defined in 4 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, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit
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: “ātmātmanaiva janitaḥ putra ityucyate budhaiḥ”
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ātmanai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- janitaḥ -
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janitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]janita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan]
- putra* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- budhaiḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]budha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tasmād bhāryāṃ naraḥ paśyen mātṛvat putramātaram”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- paśye -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mātṛvat -
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mātṛvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātaram -
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ātara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 4619 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.