Sanskrit quote nr. 550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिथिः पूजितो यस्य गृहस्थस्य तु गच्छति ।
नान्यस्तस्मात् परो धर्म इति प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ॥atithiḥ pūjito yasya gṛhasthasya tu gacchati |
nānyastasmāt paro dharma iti prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ ||
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.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Pujita (pūjita, पूजित): defined in 10 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Grihastha (grhastha, gṛhastha, गृहस्थ): defined in 13 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sma (स्म, smā, स्मा): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Manishin (manisin, manīṣin, मनीषिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “atithiḥ pūjito yasya gṛhasthasya tu gacchati”
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūjito* -
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pūjita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- gṛhasthasya -
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gṛhastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gṛhastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “nānyastasmāt paro dharma iti prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ”
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- asta -
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asta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- smā -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]smā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharma* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahur -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- manīṣiṇaḥ -
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manīṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[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 550 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.