Sanskrit quote nr. 6482 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमा गोद्भवाज् ज्यैष्ठ्याद् ब्रह्मणश्चैव धारणात् ।
सर्वस्यैवास्य सर्गस्य धर्मतो ब्राह्मणः प्रभुः ॥uttamā godbhavāj jyaiṣṭhyād brahmaṇaścaiva dhāraṇāt |
sarvasyaivāsya sargasya dharmato brāhmaṇaḥ prabhuḥ ||
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.
Jyaishthya (jyaisthya, jyaiṣṭhya, ज्यैष्ठ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Dharana (dhāraṇa, धारण): defined in 22 categories.
Sarga (सर्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “uttamā godbhavāj jyaiṣṭhyād brahmaṇaścaiva dhāraṇāt”
- uttamā* -
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- Cannot analyse godbhavāj*jy
- jyaiṣṭhyād -
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jyaiṣṭhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- brahmaṇaś -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dhāraṇāt -
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dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “sarvasyaivāsya sargasya dharmato brāhmaṇaḥ prabhuḥ”
- sarvasyai -
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sarvā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- vāsya -
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vāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vas]√vās -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vās]√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
- sargasya -
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sarga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dharmato* -
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dharmataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- brāhmaṇaḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhuḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[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 6482 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.