Sanskrit quote nr. 7180 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपासते यथा बाला मातरं क्षुधयार्दिताः ।
श्रेयस्कामास् तथा गङ्गाम् उपासन्तीह देहिनः ॥upāsate yathā bālā mātaraṃ kṣudhayārditāḥ |
śreyaskāmās tathā gaṅgām upāsantīha dehinaḥ ||
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.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Kshudha (ksudha, kṣudhā, क्षुधा): defined in 7 categories.
Ardita (अर्दित, arditā, अर्दिता): defined in 6 categories.
Shreyaskama (sreyaskama, śreyaskāma, श्रेयस्काम, śreyaskāmā, श्रेयस्कामा): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “upāsate yathā bālā mātaraṃ kṣudhayārditāḥ”
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asate -
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asat (noun, masculine)[dative single]asat (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bālā* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mātaram -
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mātṛ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣudhayā -
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kṣudhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- arditāḥ -
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ardita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śreyaskāmās tathā gaṅgām upāsantīha dehinaḥ”
- śreyaskāmās -
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śreyaskāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śreyaskāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gaṅgām -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asantī -
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asat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dehinaḥ -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dehin (noun, neuter)[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 7180 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.