Sanskrit quote nr. 5276 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्यपुत्र पिता माता भ्राता पुत्रस् तथा स्नुषा ।
स्वानि पुण्यानि भुञ्जानाः स्वं स्वं भाग्यमुपासते ॥āryaputra pitā mātā bhrātā putras tathā snuṣā |
svāni puṇyāni bhuñjānāḥ svaṃ svaṃ bhāgyamupāsate ||
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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.
Aryaputra (āryaputra, आर्यपुत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Snusha (snusa, snuṣā, स्नुषा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “āryaputra pitā mātā bhrātā putras tathā snuṣā”
- āryaputra -
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āryaputra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- putras -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- snuṣā -
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snuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svāni puṇyāni bhuñjānāḥ svaṃ svaṃ bhāgyamupāsate”
- svāni -
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svāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]svānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puṇyāni -
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puṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- Cannot analyse bhuñjānāḥ*sv
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāgyam -
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bhāgya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāgya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāgyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asate -
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asat (noun, masculine)[dative single]asat (noun, neuter)[dative 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 5276 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.