Sanskrit quote nr. 1165 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्वनीनोऽतिथिर्ज्ञेयः श्रोत्रियो वेदपारगः ।
मान्यावेतौ गृहस्थस्य ब्रह्मलोकमभीप्सतः ॥adhvanīno'tithirjñeyaḥ śrotriyo vedapāragaḥ |
mānyāvetau gṛhasthasya brahmalokamabhīpsataḥ ||
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.
Adhvanina (adhvanīna, अध्वनीन): defined in 2 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Shrotriya (srotriya, śrotriya, श्रोत्रिय): defined in 8 categories.
Vedaparaga (vedapāraga, वेदपारग): defined in 3 categories.
Mani (mānī, मानी): defined in 26 categories.
Manya (mānya, मान्य): defined in 8 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Grihastha (grhastha, gṛhastha, गृहस्थ): defined in 13 categories.
Brahmaloka (ब्रह्मलोक): defined in 10 categories.
Abhipsat (abhīpsat, अभीप्सत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (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: “adhvanīno'tithirjñeyaḥ śrotriyo vedapāragaḥ”
- adhvanīno' -
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adhvanīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atithir -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñeyaḥ -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- śrotriyo* -
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śrotriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedapāragaḥ -
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vedapāraga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mānyāvetau gṛhasthasya brahmalokamabhīpsataḥ”
- mānyāve -
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mānī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mānya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mān class 10 verb]√man -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √man], [vocative dual from √man], [accusative dual from √man]
- etau -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- gṛhasthasya -
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gṛhastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gṛhastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- brahmalokam -
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brahmaloka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- abhīpsataḥ -
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abhīpsat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 1165 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.