Sanskrit quote nr. 1316 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनाथानां नाथो गतिरगतिकानां व्यसनिनां विनेता भीतानामभयमधृतीनां भरवशः ।
सुहृद्बन्धुः स्वामी शरणमुपकारी वरगुरुः पिता माता भ्राता जगति पुरुषो यः स नृपतिः ॥

anāthānāṃ nātho gatiragatikānāṃ vyasanināṃ vinetā bhītānāmabhayamadhṛtīnāṃ bharavaśaḥ |
suhṛdbandhuḥ svāmī śaraṇamupakārī varaguruḥ pitā mātā bhrātā jagati puruṣo yaḥ sa nṛpatiḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anatha (anātha, अनाथ, anāthā, अनाथा): defined in 11 categories.
Natha (nātha, नाथ): defined in 14 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Agatika (अगतिक, agatikā, अगतिका): defined in 3 categories.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Vinetri (vinetr, vinetṛ, विनेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Bhita (bhīta, भीत, bhītā, भीता): defined in 12 categories.
Abhaya (अभय): defined in 21 categories.
Adhriti (adhrti, adhṛti, अधृति): defined in 4 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Upakarin (upakārin, उपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 15 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), 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: “anāthānāṃ nātho gatiragatikānāṃ vyasanināṃ vinetā bhītānāmabhayamadhṛtīnāṃ bharavaśaḥ
  • anāthānām -
  • anātha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    anātha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    anāthā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nātho* -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gatir -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatikānām -
  • agatika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    agatika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    agatikā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vyasaninām -
  • vyasanin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vyasanin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vinetā -
  • vinetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhītānām -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhīta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • adhṛtīnām -
  • adhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    adhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    adhṛti (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhara -
  • bhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaśaḥ -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “suhṛdbandhuḥ svāmī śaraṇamupakārī varaguruḥ pitā mātā bhrātā jagati puruṣo yaḥ sa nṛpatiḥ
  • suhṛd -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bandhuḥ -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upakārī -
  • upakārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    upakārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhrātā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpatiḥ -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1316 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.

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