Sanskrit quote nr. 4780 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आद्यन्तौ च तदाद्यन्तौ तदाद्यन्तौ च मध्यमौ ।
वह्नीन्दुवायुवरुणपुत्रौ पितृसमप्रभौ ॥ādyantau ca tadādyantau tadādyantau ca madhyamau |
vahnīnduvāyuvaruṇaputrau pitṛsamaprabhau ||
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.
Adyanta (ādyanta, आद्यन्त): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tadadi (tadādi, तदादि): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Antu (अन्तु): defined in 4 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Samaprabha (समप्रभ): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “ādyantau ca tadādyantau tadādyantau ca madhyamau”
- ādyantau -
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ādyanta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tadādya -
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tadādi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- antau -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[locative single]antu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tadādya -
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tadādi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- antau -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[locative single]antu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhyamau -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vahnīnduvāyuvaruṇaputrau pitṛsamaprabhau”
- vahnīn -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- duvā -
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dū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ayuva -
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√yu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ru -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- putrau -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pitṛ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- samaprabhau -
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samaprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4780 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.