Sanskrit quote nr. 5623 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां तावत् किमन्येन दौरात्म्येनेह योषिताम् ।
विधृतं स्वोदरेणापि घ्नन्ति पुत्रमपि स्वकम् ॥āstāṃ tāvat kimanyena daurātmyeneha yoṣitām |
vidhṛtaṃ svodareṇāpi ghnanti putramapi svakam ||
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.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Dauratmya (daurātmya, दौरात्म्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Yoshita (yosita, yoṣitā, योषिता): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhrita (vidhrta, vidhṛta, विधृत): defined in 3 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ghnat (घ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Svaka (स्वक): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āstāṃ tāvat kimanyena daurātmyeneha yoṣitām”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- tāvat -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyena -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- daurātmyene -
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daurātmya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yoṣitām -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yoṣitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vidhṛtaṃ svodareṇāpi ghnanti putramapi svakam”
- vidhṛtam -
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vidhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svo -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udareṇā -
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udara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ghnanti -
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ghnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- svakam -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5623 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.