Sanskrit quote nr. 1729 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नादे भ्रूणहा मार्ष्टि पत्यौ भार्यापचारिणी ।
गुरौ शिष्यश्च याज्यश्च स्तेनो राजनि किल्बिषम् ॥annāde bhrūṇahā mārṣṭi patyau bhāryāpacāriṇī |
gurau śiṣyaśca yājyaśca steno rājani kilbiṣam ||
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.
Annada (annāda, अन्नाद): defined in 4 categories.
Bhrunahan (bhrūṇahan, भ्रूणहन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Bharya (bhārya, भार्य, bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Apacarin (apacārin, अपचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yajya (yājya, याज्य): defined in 2 categories.
Stena (स्तेन): defined in 4 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajani (rājanī, राजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Kilbisha (kilbisa, kilbiṣa, किल्बिष): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “annāde bhrūṇahā mārṣṭi patyau bhāryāpacāriṇī”
- annāde -
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annāda (noun, masculine)[locative single]annāda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- bhrūṇahā -
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bhrūṇahan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mārṣṭi -
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mārṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]mārṣṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√mṛj (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- patyau -
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pati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhāryā -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhṛ]
- apacāriṇī -
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apacāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]apacārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “gurau śiṣyaśca yājyaśca steno rājani kilbiṣam”
- gurau -
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guru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śiṣyaś -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yājyaś -
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yājya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yaj -> yājya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yaj]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- steno* -
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stena (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājani -
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rājanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]rājani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rājan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kilbiṣam -
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kilbiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1729 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.