Sanskrit quote nr. 6599 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पन्नपुत्रमात्रस्य पुंसः स्वर्गो भवेद् ध्रृवम् ।
टिट्टिभोत्पादनादेव मन्दपालो दिवं ययौ ॥utpannaputramātrasya puṃsaḥ svargo bhaved dhrṛvam |
ṭiṭṭibhotpādanādeva mandapālo divaṃ yayau ||
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.
Utpanna (उत्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Tittibha (ṭiṭṭibha, टिट्टिभ): defined in 7 categories.
Utpadana (utpādana, उत्पादन): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Mandapala (mandapāla, मन्दपाल): defined in 2 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Diva (दिव): defined in 12 categories.
Yayu (ययु): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “utpannaputramātrasya puṃsaḥ svargo bhaved dhrṛvam”
- utpanna -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utpanna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putram -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]putrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātrasya -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- svargo* -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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- Cannot analyse dhrṛvam
- Line 2: “ṭiṭṭibhotpādanādeva mandapālo divaṃ yayau”
- ṭiṭṭibho -
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ṭiṭṭibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭiṭṭibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- utpādanād -
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utpādana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]utpādana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mandapālo* -
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mandapāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- divam -
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diva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divan (noun, masculine)[adverb]div (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yayau -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[locative single]yayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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 6599 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.