Sanskrit quote nr. 5616 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ स्तन्यपानाज् जननी पशूनाम् ।
आ दारलाभाच्च नराधमानाम् ॥ā stanyapānāj jananī paśūnām |
ā dāralābhācca narādhamānām ||
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.
Janani (जननि, jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Dara (dāra, दार): defined in 14 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Naradhama (narādhama, नराधम): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ā stanyapānāj jananī paśūnām”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse stanyapānāj*ja
- jananī -
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jananī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]janani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paśūnām -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ā dāralābhācca narādhamānām”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dāra -
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dāra (noun, masculine)[compound]dāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābhāc -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- narādhamānām -
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narādhama (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 5616 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.