Sanskrit quote nr. 4626 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मानं धर्मकृत्यं च पुत्रदारांश्च पीडयन् ।
देवतातिथिभृत्यांश्च स कदर्य इति स्मृतः ॥ātmānaṃ dharmakṛtyaṃ ca putradārāṃśca pīḍayan |
devatātithibhṛtyāṃśca sa kadarya iti smṛtaḥ ||
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.
Dharmakritya (dharmakrtya, dharmakṛtya, धर्मकृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Putradara (putradāra, पुत्रदार): defined in 2 categories.
Pidayat (pīḍayat, पीडयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Atithin (अतिथिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Kadarya (कदर्य): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): 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, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “ātmānaṃ dharmakṛtyaṃ ca putradārāṃśca pīḍayan”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dharmakṛtyam -
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dharmakṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putradārā -
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putradāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āṃś -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pīḍayan -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “devatātithibhṛtyāṃśca sa kadarya iti smṛtaḥ”
- devatā -
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devatā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- atithi -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]atithin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]atithin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhṛtyāṃś -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kadarya* -
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kadarya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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 4626 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.