Sanskrit quote nr. 1712 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्नदाता भयत्राता कन्यादाता तथैव च ।
जनिता चोपनेता च पञ्चैते पितरः स्मृताः ॥

annadātā bhayatrātā kanyādātā tathaiva ca |
janitā copanetā ca pañcaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ ||

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.

Annadatri (annadatr, annadātṛ, अन्नदातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Bhayatratri (bhayatratr, bhayatrātṛ, भयत्रातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kanyadatri (kanyadatr, kanyādātṛ, कन्यादातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Janitri (janitr, janitṛ, जनितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Janita (janitā, जनिता): defined in 8 categories.
Copana (चोपन, copanā, चोपना): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (itā, इता): defined in 5 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 15 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smrito (smrto, smṛto, स्मृतो): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)

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: “annadātā bhayatrātā kanyādātā tathaiva ca
  • annadātā -
  • annadātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayatrātā -
  • bhayatrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanyādātā -
  • kanyādātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “janitā copanetā ca pañcaite pitaraḥ smṛtāḥ
  • janitā -
  • janitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    janitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • copane -
  • copana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    copana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    copanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itā -
  • itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcai -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aite -
  • pitaraḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]

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 1712 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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