Sanskrit quote nr. 5605 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीन् नाथ पितामही तव मही माता ततोऽनन्तरं ।
संप्रत्येव हि साम्बुराशिरशना जाया जयोद्भूतये ॥āsīn nātha pitāmahī tava mahī mātā tato'nantaraṃ |
saṃpratyeva hi sāmburāśiraśanā jāyā jayodbhūtaye ||
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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.
Natha (nātha, नाथ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitamahi (pitāmahī, पितामही): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mahi (mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Mahin (महिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Anantaram (अनन्तरम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anantara (अनन्तर): defined in 11 categories.
Samprati (सम्प्रति): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Amburashi (amburasi, amburāśi, अम्बुराशि): defined in 3 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Jaya (jāyā, जाया, jayā, जया): defined in 26 categories.
Udbhuti (udbhūti, उद्भूति): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “āsīn nātha pitāmahī tava mahī mātā tato'nantaraṃ”
- āsīn -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- nātha -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pitāmahī -
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pitāmahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- mahī -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√mā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- anantaram -
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anantaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anantara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anantara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anantarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “saṃpratyeva hi sāmburāśiraśanā jāyā jayodbhūtaye”
- sampratye -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amburāśir -
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amburāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśanā* -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāyā* -
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jā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]jāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jayo -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udbhūtaye -
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udbhūti (noun, feminine)[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 5605 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.