Sanskrit quote nr. 552 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिथित्वेन वर्णानां देयं शक्यानुपूर्वशः ।
अप्रणोद्योऽतिथिः सायम् अपि वाग्भूतृणोदकैः ॥atithitvena varṇānāṃ deyaṃ śakyānupūrvaśaḥ |
apraṇodyo'tithiḥ sāyam api vāgbhūtṛṇodakaiḥ ||
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.
Atithitva (अतिथित्व): defined in 1 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण, varṇā, वर्णा): defined in 27 categories.
Deya (देय): defined in 9 categories.
Shakya (sakya, śakya, शक्य, śakyā, शक्या): defined in 13 categories.
Anupurvashah (anupurvasah, anupūrvaśaḥ, अनुपूर्वशः): defined in 1 categories.
Apranodya (apraṇodya, अप्रणोद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Bhutrina (bhutrna, bhūtṛṇa, भूतृण): defined in 2 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (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: “atithitvena varṇānāṃ deyaṃ śakyānupūrvaśaḥ”
- atithitvena -
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atithitva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- varṇānām -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- deyam -
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deya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]deyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śakyā -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śak -> śakya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śak]śakyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- anupūrvaśaḥ -
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anupūrvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “apraṇodyo'tithiḥ sāyam api vāgbhūtṛṇodakaiḥ”
- apraṇodyo' -
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apraṇodya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vāg -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- bhūtṛṇo -
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bhūtṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udakaiḥ -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 552 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.