Sanskrit quote nr. 5451 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशासानो न वै भृत्यः स्वामिन्याशिष आत्मनः ।
न स्वामी भृत्यतः स्वाम्यम् इच्छन् यो राति चाशिषः ॥āśāsāno na vai bhṛtyaḥ svāminyāśiṣa ātmanaḥ |
na svāmī bhṛtyataḥ svāmyam icchan yo rāti cāśiṣaḥ ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Svamini (svāminī, स्वामिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhriti (bhrti, bhṛti, भृति): defined in 4 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Svamya (svāmya, स्वाम्य): defined in 5 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rati (rāti, राति, rātī, राती): defined in 24 categories.
Ratin (rātin, रातिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “āśāsāno na vai bhṛtyaḥ svāminyāśiṣa ātmanaḥ”
- āśā -
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āśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsān -
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āsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- bhṛtyaḥ -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svāminyā -
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svāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]svāmin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- āśiṣa*ā -
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āśis (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “na svāmī bhṛtyataḥ svāmyam icchan yo rāti cāśiṣaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svāmī -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhṛtya -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]bhṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svāmyam -
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svāmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchan -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāti -
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rāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rā class 2 verb]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rā class 2 verb]√rā -> rātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √rā class 2 verb]√rā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśiṣaḥ -
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āśis (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 5451 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.