Sanskrit quote nr. 7376 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्याः शिष्याः संबन्धिबान्धवाः ।
सर्वे पूज्याश्च मान्याश्च श्रुतवृत्तोपसंहिताः ॥ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ śiṣyāḥ saṃbandhibāndhavāḥ |
sarve pūjyāśca mānyāśca śrutavṛttopasaṃhitāḥ ||
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.
Purohita (पुरोहित, purohitā, पुरोहिता): defined in 13 categories.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य, ācāryā, आचार्या): defined in 19 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य, śiṣyā, शिष्या): defined in 15 categories.
Sambandhin (सम्बन्धिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य, pūjyā, पूज्या): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mani (mānī, मानी): defined in 26 categories.
Manya (mānya, मान्य, mānyā, मान्या): defined in 8 categories.
Shrutavritta (srutavrtta, śrutavṛtta, श्रुतवृत्त): defined in 1 categories.
Upasamhita (upasaṃhita, उपसंहित, upasaṃhitā, उपसंहिता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ṛtvikpurohitācāryāḥ śiṣyāḥ saṃbandhibāndhavāḥ”
- ṛtvik -
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ṛtvij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṛtvij (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- purohitā -
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purohita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]purohita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]purohitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācāryāḥ -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śiṣyāḥ -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
- sambandhi -
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sambandhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sambandhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sambandhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sambandhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sambandhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bāndhavāḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “sarve pūjyāśca mānyāśca śrutavṛttopasaṃhitāḥ”
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pūjyāś -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pūjyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānyāś -
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mānī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mānya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mānyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb]√mān -> mānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mān class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mān class 10 verb]√man -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man]√man -> mānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √man], [vocative plural from √man], [accusative plural from √man]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrutavṛtto -
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śrutavṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upasaṃhitāḥ -
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upasaṃhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upasaṃhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [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 7376 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.