Sanskrit quote nr. 1456 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनु त्वा तात जीवन्तु सुहृदः साधुभिः सह ।
पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि स्वादुद्रुममिवाण्डजाः ॥anu tvā tāta jīvantu suhṛdaḥ sādhubhiḥ saha |
parjanyamiva bhūtāni svādudrumamivāṇḍajāḥ ||
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.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Parjanya (पर्जन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Andaja (aṇḍaja, अण्डज, aṇḍajā, अण्डजा): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “anu tvā tāta jīvantu suhṛdaḥ sādhubhiḥ saha”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tvā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvantu -
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√jīv (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- suhṛdaḥ -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhubhiḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sādhu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “parjanyamiva bhūtāni svādudrumamivāṇḍajāḥ”
- parjanyam -
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parjanya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūtāni -
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bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svādu -
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svādu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svādu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- drumam -
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druma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]drumā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṇḍajāḥ -
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aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 1456 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.