Sanskrit quote nr. 553 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिथिर्बालकः पत्नी जननी जनकस्तथा ।
पञ्चैते गृहिणः पोष्या इतरे च स्वशक्तितः ॥atithirbālakaḥ patnī jananī janakastathā |
pañcaite gṛhiṇaḥ poṣyā itare ca svaśaktitaḥ ||
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.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Balaka (bālaka, बालक): defined in 16 categories.
Patni (patnī, पत्नी): defined in 6 categories.
Janani (जननि, jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Janaka (जनक): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 16 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Poshya (posya, poṣya, पोष्य, poṣyā, पोष्या): defined in 6 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “atithirbālakaḥ patnī jananī janakastathā”
- atithir -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bālakaḥ -
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bālaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- patnī -
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patnī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- jananī -
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jananī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]janani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- janakas -
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janaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “pañcaite gṛhiṇaḥ poṣyā itare ca svaśaktitaḥ”
- pañcai -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aite -
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- gṛhiṇaḥ -
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gṛhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gṛhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- poṣyā* -
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poṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]poṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ], [vocative plural from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ], [vocative plural from √puṣ], [accusative plural from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ], [vocative plural from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ], [vocative plural from √puṣ], [accusative plural from √puṣ]
- itare -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]itara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svaśakti -
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svaśakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (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 553 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.