Sanskrit quote nr. 2587 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्बेयं नेयमम्बा नहि खरकपिशं श्मश्रु तस्या मुखार्धे ।
तातोऽयं नैष तातः स्तनमुरसि पितुर्दृष्टवान्नाहमत्र ॥ambeyaṃ neyamambā nahi kharakapiśaṃ śmaśru tasyā mukhārdhe |
tāto'yaṃ naiṣa tātaḥ stanamurasi piturdṛṣṭavānnāhamatra ||
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.
Neya (नेय): defined in 6 categories.
Amba (ambā, अम्बा): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kharaka (खरक): defined in 4 categories.
Pish (pis, piś, पिश्): defined in 1 categories.
Pisha (pisa, piśa, पिश): defined in 5 categories.
Shmashru (smasru, śmaśru, श्मश्रु): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ardhe (अर्धे): defined in 1 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध, ardhā, अर्धा): defined in 7 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Naisha (naisa, naiṣa, नैष): defined in 2 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Drishtavat (drstavat, dṛṣṭavat, दृष्टवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 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: “ambeyaṃ neyamambā nahi kharakapiśaṃ śmaśru tasyā mukhārdhe”
- ambeyam -
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√amb (verb class 1)[optative active first single]
- neyam -
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neya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]neya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]neyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√nī -> neya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> neya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- ambā* -
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ambā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kharaka -
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kharaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- piśam -
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piśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śmaśru -
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śmaśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mukhā -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ardhe -
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ardhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ardha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tāto'yaṃ naiṣa tātaḥ stanamurasi piturdṛṣṭavānnāhamatra”
- tāto' -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naiṣa -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tātaḥ -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stanam -
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stana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- urasi -
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uras (noun, masculine)[locative single]uras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭavānn -
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dṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- āha -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- mat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 2587 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.