Sanskrit quote nr. 2156 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रणाद्योऽतिथिः सायं सूर्योढो गृहमेधिनाम् ।
पूजया तस्य देवत्वं प्रयान्ति गृहमेधिनः ॥apraṇādyo'tithiḥ sāyaṃ sūryoḍho gṛhamedhinām |
pūjayā tasya devatvaṃ prayānti gṛhamedhinaḥ ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Suryodha (sūryoḍha, सूर्योढ): defined in 1 categories.
Grihamedhin (grhamedhin, gṛhamedhin, गृहमेधिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Puja (pūjā, पूजा): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Devatva (देवत्व): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 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: “apraṇādyo'tithiḥ sāyaṃ sūryoḍho gṛhamedhinām”
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- raṇād -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- sūryoḍho* -
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sūryoḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛhamedhinām -
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gṛhamedhin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gṛhamedhin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “pūjayā tasya devatvaṃ prayānti gṛhamedhinaḥ”
- pūjayā -
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pūjā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- devatvam -
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devatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gṛhamedhinaḥ -
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gṛhamedhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gṛhamedhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 2156 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.