Sanskrit quote nr. 631 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतीत्य बन्धूनवलङ्घ्य मित्राण्य् आचार्यमागच्छति शिष्यदोषः ।
बालं ह्यपत्यं गुरवे प्रदातुर् नैवापराधोऽस्ति पितुर्न मातुः ॥atītya bandhūnavalaṅghya mitrāṇy ācāryamāgacchati śiṣyadoṣaḥ |
bālaṃ hyapatyaṃ gurave pradātur naivāparādho'sti piturna mātuḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Langhya (laṅghya, लङ्घ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Shati (sati, śatī, शती): defined in 16 categories.
Shatin (satin, śatin, शतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Apatya (अपत्य): defined in 6 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Pradatri (pradatr, pradātṛ, प्रदातृ): defined in 3 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Aparadha (aparādha, अपराध): defined in 10 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Matu (mātu, मातु): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “atītya bandhūnavalaṅghya mitrāṇy ācāryamāgacchati śiṣyadoṣaḥ”
- atī -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- itya -
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itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- bandhūn -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- laṅghya -
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laṅghya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]laṅghya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]
- Cannot analyse mitrāṇy*āc
- ācāryam -
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ācārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ācāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āgacch -
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√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- śati -
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śatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śatin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śiṣya -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śās]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- doṣaḥ -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “bālaṃ hyapatyaṃ gurave pradātur naivāparādho'sti piturna mātuḥ”
- bālam -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- apatyam -
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apatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√pat (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- gurave -
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guru (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- pradātur -
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pradātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- naivā -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aparādho' -
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aparādha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mātuḥ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[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 631 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.