Sanskrit quote nr. 7384 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋषिरयमतिथिश्चेद् विष्टरः पाद्यमर्घ्यं ।
तदनु च मधुपर्कः कल्प्यतां श्रोत्रियाय ॥ṛṣirayamatithiśced viṣṭaraḥ pādyamarghyaṃ |
tadanu ca madhuparkaḥ kalpyatāṃ śrotriyāya ||
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.
Rishi (rsi, ṛṣi, ऋषि): defined in 16 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Padya (pādya, पाद्य): defined in 10 categories.
Arghya (अर्घ्य): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madhuparka (मधुपर्क): defined in 7 categories.
Shrotriya (srotriya, śrotriya, श्रोत्रिय): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ṛṣirayamatithiśced viṣṭaraḥ pādyamarghyaṃ”
- ṛṣir -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atithiś -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣṭaraḥ -
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viṣṭara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pādyam -
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pādya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pādya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pādyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √pad]√pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √pad]√pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad]√pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
- arghyam -
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arghya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arghya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arghyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tadanu ca madhuparkaḥ kalpyatāṃ śrotriyāya”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhuparkaḥ -
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madhuparka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalpyatām -
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√kḷp (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- śrotriyāya -
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śrotriya (noun, masculine)[dative single]śrotriya (noun, neuter)[dative 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 7384 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.