Sanskrit quote nr. 645 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतोऽर्थं पठ्यते शास्त्रं कीर्तिर्लोकेषु जायते ।
कीर्तिमान् पूज्यते लोके परत्रेह च मानवः ॥ato'rthaṃ paṭhyate śāstraṃ kīrtirlokeṣu jāyate |
kīrtimān pūjyate loke paratreha ca mānavaḥ ||
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.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Paratra (परत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Manava (mānava, मानव): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (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: “ato'rthaṃ paṭhyate śāstraṃ kīrtirlokeṣu jāyate”
- ato' -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paṭhyate -
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√paṭh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kīrtir -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lokeṣu -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “kīrtimān pūjyate loke paratreha ca mānavaḥ”
- kīrtimān -
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kīrtimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- paratre -
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paratra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānavaḥ -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 645 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.