Sanskrit quote nr. 5108 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयातो भवतः पितेति सहसा मातुर्निशम्योदितं ।
धूलीधूसरितो विहाय शिशुभिः क्रीडारसान् प्रस्तुतान् ॥āyāto bhavataḥ piteti sahasā māturniśamyoditaṃ |
dhūlīdhūsarito vihāya śiśubhiḥ krīḍārasān prastutān ||
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.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात): defined in 14 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Matu (mātu, मातु): defined in 8 categories.
Nisham (nisam, niśam, निशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Udita (उदित): defined in 11 categories.
Dhuli (dhūli, धूलि): defined in 9 categories.
Dhusarita (dhūsarita, धूसरित): defined in 3 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Kridarasa (krīḍārasa, क्रीडारस): defined in 1 categories.
Prastuta (प्रस्तुत): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “āyāto bhavataḥ piteti sahasā māturniśamyoditaṃ”
- āyāto* -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavataḥ -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- pite -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]√pi (verb class 2)[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mātur -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- niśam -
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niśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]niśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uditam -
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udita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “dhūlīdhūsarito vihāya śiśubhiḥ krīḍārasān prastutān”
- dhūlī -
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dhūli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhūsarito* -
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dhūsarita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śiśubhiḥ -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śiśu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]śiśu (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- krīḍārasān -
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krīḍārasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- prastutān -
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prastuta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 5108 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.