Sanskrit quote nr. 1760 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यथैवसती पुत्रं चिन्तयेदन्यथा पतिम् ।
यथा यथा स्वभावस्य महाभाग उदाहृतम् ॥anyathaivasatī putraṃ cintayedanyathā patim |
yathā yathā svabhāvasya mahābhāga udāhṛtam ||
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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.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Mahabhaga (mahābhāga, महाभाग, mahābhāgā, महाभागा): defined in 5 categories.
Udahrita (udahrta, udāhṛta, उदाहृत): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “anyathaivasatī putraṃ cintayedanyathā patim”
- anyathai -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- satī -
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satī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cintayed -
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√cint (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yathā yathā svabhāvasya mahābhāga udāhṛtam”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svabhāvasya -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- mahābhāga*u -
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mahābhāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahābhāga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ud -
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- udāhṛtam -
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udāhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udāhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1760 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.