Sanskrit quote nr. 2090 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपुत्रस्य गतिर्नास्ति स्वर्गो नैव च नैव च ।
तस्मात् पुत्रमुखं दृष्ट्वा भवेत् पश्चाद्धि तापसः ॥aputrasya gatirnāsti svargo naiva ca naiva ca |
tasmāt putramukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavet paścāddhi tāpasaḥ ||
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.
Aputra (अपुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tapasa (tāpasa, तापस): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “aputrasya gatirnāsti svargo naiva ca naiva ca”
- aputrasya -
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aputra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]aputra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svargo* -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tasmāt putramukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavet paścāddhi tāpasaḥ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukham -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- paścāddh -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tāpasaḥ -
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tāpasa (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 2090 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.