Sanskrit quote nr. 8451 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं नु पुत्राः पितरं हन्युः कस्यांचिदापदि ।
भ्राता वा भ्रातरं हन्यात् सौमित्रे प्राणमात्मानः ॥kathaṃ nu putrāḥ pitaraṃ hanyuḥ kasyāṃcidāpadi |
bhrātā vā bhrātaraṃ hanyāt saumitre prāṇamātmānaḥ ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Putra (पुत्र, putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Saumitra (सौमित्र): defined in 2 categories.
Saumitri (सौमित्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 4 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kathaṃ nu putrāḥ pitaraṃ hanyuḥ kasyāṃcidāpadi”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- putrāḥ -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pitaram -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hanyuḥ -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- kasyāñ -
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kā (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āpadi -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bhrātā vā bhrātaraṃ hanyāt saumitre prāṇamātmānaḥ”
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhrātaram -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hanyāt -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- saumitre -
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saumitra (noun, masculine)[locative single]saumitra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saumitri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prāṇam -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātmānaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8451 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.