Sanskrit quote nr. 7059 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपजापहृतस्वामिस्नेहसीम्नि पराश्रयम् ।
मौले वाञ्छति मेदिन्याः पत्युः पातो न संशयः ॥upajāpahṛtasvāmisnehasīmni parāśrayam |
maule vāñchati medinyāḥ patyuḥ pāto na saṃśayaḥ ||
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.
Upajapa (upajāpa, उपजाप): defined in 2 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत): defined in 6 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Parashraya (parasraya, parāśraya, पराश्रय): defined in 4 categories.
Maula (मौल, maulā, मौला): defined in 6 categories.
Mauli (मौलि): defined in 15 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Medini (medinī, मेदिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Patri (patr, pātṛ, पातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Pata (pāta, पात): defined in 19 categories.
Pat (pāt, पात्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “upajāpahṛtasvāmisnehasīmni parāśrayam”
- upajāpa -
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upajāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛta -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- svāmi -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- snehasī -
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√snih (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parāśrayam -
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parāśraya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “maule vāñchati medinyāḥ patyuḥ pāto na saṃśayaḥ”
- maule -
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maula (noun, masculine)[locative single]maula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]maulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mauli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vāñchati -
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√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- medinyāḥ -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- patyuḥ -
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pati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pāto* -
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pātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pāt (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]√pā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (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 7059 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.