Sanskrit quote nr. 6095 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं ते जननी प्राप्ता त्वदालोकनतत्परा ।
स्नेहप्रस्नवनिर्भिन्नम् उद्वहन्ती स्तनद्वयम् ॥iyaṃ te jananī prāptā tvadālokanatatparā |
snehaprasnavanirbhinnam udvahantī stanadvayam ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Janani (जननि, jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Prapta (prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Alokana (ālokana, आलोकन): defined in 4 categories.
Tatpara (tatparā, तत्परा): defined in 4 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Prasnava (प्रस्नव): defined in 1 categories.
Nirbhinna (निर्भिन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “iyaṃ te jananī prāptā tvadālokanatatparā”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- jananī -
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jananī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]janani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prāptā -
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prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- ālokana -
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ālokana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālokana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatparā -
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tatparā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “snehaprasnavanirbhinnam udvahantī stanadvayam”
- sneha -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√snih (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prasnava -
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prasnava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirbhinnam -
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nirbhinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirbhinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirbhinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse udvahantī*st
- stanad -
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√stan -> stanat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √stan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stan class 1 verb]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
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 6095 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.