Sanskrit quote nr. 1093 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिकः स्यात् पितुः पुत्रो रूपविद्यापराक्रमैः ।
तिष्ठन् पित्रार्जितपदे सुब्रह्मण्यस्तु तादृशः ॥adhikaḥ syāt pituḥ putro rūpavidyāparākramaiḥ |
tiṣṭhan pitrārjitapade subrahmaṇyastu tādṛśaḥ ||
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.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Subrahmanya (subrahmaṇya, सुब्रह्मण्य): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Tadrisha (tadrsa, tādṛśa, तादृश): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “adhikaḥ syāt pituḥ putro rūpavidyāparākramaiḥ”
- adhikaḥ -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- pituḥ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rūpa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parākramaiḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tiṣṭhan pitrārjitapade subrahmaṇyastu tādṛśaḥ”
- tiṣṭhan -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- pitrā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- arjita -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛj]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- subrahmaṇyas -
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subrahmaṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tādṛśaḥ -
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tādṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tādṛśa (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 1093 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.