Sanskrit quote nr. 9267 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्येमौ पितरौ मनोभववता तापेन संयौजिताव् ।
अन्योन्यं तनयादिकं जनयतो भूम्यादिभूतात्मभिः ॥kasyemau pitarau manobhavavatā tāpena saṃyaujitāv |
anyonyaṃ tanayādikaṃ janayato bhūmyādibhūtātmabhiḥ ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Manobhava (मनोभव): defined in 6 categories.
Vata (vatā, वता): defined in 21 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Anyonyam (अन्योन्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Tana (tanā, तना): defined in 16 categories.
Tanaya (tanayā, तनया): defined in 8 categories.
Dikam (दिकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhumi (bhūmi, भूमि): defined in 21 categories.
Bhumya (bhūmya, भूम्य, bhūmyā, भूम्या): defined in 2 categories.
Adibhuta (ādibhūta, आदिभूत, ādibhūtā, आदिभूता): defined in 3 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “kasyemau pitarau manobhavavatā tāpena saṃyaujitāv”
- kasye -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√kas (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- imau -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- pitarau -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- manobhava -
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manobhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manobhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatā -
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vatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van -> vatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
- tāpena -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse saṃyaujitāv
- Line 2: “anyonyaṃ tanayādikaṃ janayato bhūmyādibhūtātmabhiḥ”
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tanayā -
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tanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]tanayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dikam -
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dikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- janayato* -
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√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 10 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan], [ablative single from √jan], [genitive single from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jan class 10 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 10 verb], [ablative single from √jan], [genitive single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third dual]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third dual]
- bhūmyā -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhūmyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādibhūtā -
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ādibhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādibhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ādibhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātmabhiḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 9267 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.