Sanskrit quote nr. 201 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निर्गुरुर्द्विजातीनां वर्णानां पार्थिवो गुरुः ।
कुलस्त्रीणां गुरुर्भर्ता सर्वस्याभ्यागतो गुरुः ॥agnirgururdvijātīnāṃ varṇānāṃ pārthivo guruḥ |
kulastrīṇāṃ gururbhartā sarvasyābhyāgato guruḥ ||
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.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Dvijati (dvijāti, द्विजाति): defined in 5 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण, varṇā, वर्णा): defined in 27 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Kulastri (kulastrī, कुलस्त्री): defined in 3 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 8 categories.
Abhyagata (abhyāgata, अभ्यागत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali
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: “agnirgururdvijātīnāṃ varṇānāṃ pārthivo guruḥ”
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvijātīnām -
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dvijāti (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dvijāti (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dvijāti (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- varṇānām -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]varṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]varṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pārthivo* -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kulastrīṇāṃ gururbhartā sarvasyābhyāgato guruḥ”
- kulastrīṇām -
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kulastrī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhartā -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sarvasyā -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- abhyāgato* -
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abhyāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 201 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.