Sanskrit quote nr. 7161 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपानहौ च यो दद्यात् पात्रभूते द्विजोत्तमे ।
सोऽपि लोकानवाप्नोति दैवतैरभिपूजितान् ॥upānahau ca yo dadyāt pātrabhūte dvijottame |
so'pi lokānavāpnoti daivatairabhipūjitān ||
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.
Upanah (upānah, उपानह्): defined in 1 categories.
Upanaha (upānaha, उपानह): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Patrabhuta (pātrabhūta, पात्रभूत, pātrabhūtā, पात्रभूता): defined in 1 categories.
Dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): defined in 2 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Daivata (दैवत): defined in 5 categories.
Abhipujita (abhipūjita, अभिपूजित): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta 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: “upānahau ca yo dadyāt pātrabhūte dvijottame”
- upānahau -
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upānah (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]upānaha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative 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]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dadyāt -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- pātrabhūte -
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pātrabhūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]pātrabhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pātrabhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvijottame -
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dvijottama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “so'pi lokānavāpnoti daivatairabhipūjitān”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- lokān -
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loka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- daivatair -
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daivata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]daivata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abhipūjitān -
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abhipūjita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 7161 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.