Sanskrit quote nr. 209 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निहोत्रं गृहं क्षेत्रं गर्भिर्णीं वृद्धबालकौ ।
रिक्तहस्तेन नोपेयाद् राजानं देवतां गुरुम् ॥agnihotraṃ gṛhaṃ kṣetraṃ garbhirṇīṃ vṛddhabālakau |
riktahastena nopeyād rājānaṃ devatāṃ gurum ||
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.
Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshetra (ksetra, kṣetra, क्षेत्र): defined in 18 categories.
Vriddhabala (vrddhabala, vṛddhabāla, वृद्धबाल): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Riktahasta (रिक्तहस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upeya (उपेय): defined in 2 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “agnihotraṃ gṛhaṃ kṣetraṃ garbhirṇīṃ vṛddhabālakau”
- agnihotram -
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agnihotra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agnihotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agnihotrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kṣetram -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse garbhirṇīm*vṛ
- vṛddhabāla -
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vṛddhabāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kau -
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ku (noun, feminine)[locative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “riktahastena nopeyād rājānaṃ devatāṃ gurum”
- riktahastena -
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riktahasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]riktahasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upeyād -
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upeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]upeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rājānam -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- devatām -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[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 209 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.