Sanskrit quote nr. 5694 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहवेषु च ये शूराः स्वाम्यर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः ।
भर्तृभक्ताः कृतज्ञाश्च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥āhaveṣu ca ye śūrāḥ svāmyarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ |
bhartṛbhaktāḥ kṛtajñāśca te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ||
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.
Ahava (āhava, आहव): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Svamya (svāmya, स्वाम्य): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Tyaktajivita (tyaktajīvita, त्यक्तजीवित, tyaktajīvitā, त्यक्तजीविता): defined in 1 categories.
Bhartribhakta (bhartrbhakta, bhartṛbhakta, भर्तृभक्त, bhartṛbhaktā, भर्तृभक्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Kritajna (krtajna, kṛtajña, कृतज्ञ, kṛtajñā, कृतज्ञा): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Svargagamin (svargagāmin, स्वर्गगामिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āhaveṣu ca ye śūrāḥ svāmyarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ”
- āhaveṣu -
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āhava (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- śūrāḥ -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svāmya -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]svāmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- tyaktajīvitāḥ -
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tyaktajīvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tyaktajīvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bhartṛbhaktāḥ kṛtajñāśca te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ”
- bhartṛbhaktāḥ -
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bhartṛbhakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhartṛbhaktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛtajñāś -
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kṛtajña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- svargagāmin -
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svargagāmin (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svargagāmin (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 5694 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.