Sanskrit quote nr. 7159 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपाध्यायान् दशाचार्य आचार्याणां शतं पिता ।
सहस्रं तु पितॄन् माता गौरवेणातिरिच्यते ॥upādhyāyān daśācārya ācāryāṇāṃ śataṃ pitā |
sahasraṃ tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇātiricyate ||
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.
Upadhyaya (upādhyāya, उपाध्याय): defined in 8 categories.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य, ācāryā, आचार्या): defined in 18 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Sahasram (सहस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (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: “upādhyāyān daśācārya ācāryāṇāṃ śataṃ pitā”
- upādhyāyān -
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upādhyāya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- daśā -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ācārya* -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ācāryāṇām -
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ācārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ācāryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “sahasraṃ tu pitṝn mātā gauraveṇātiricyate”
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pitṝn -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gauraveṇā -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āti -
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āti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āti (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ricyate -
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√ric (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ric (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√ric (verb class 7)[present passive 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 7159 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.