Sanskrit quote nr. 7671 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनापाति लत्ता पतिवपुषि परेणापि पीतोऽस्ति तातो ।
भ्राता शप्तः परेण त्रिभुवनतलतोऽन्येन निष्कासितासि ॥ekenāpāti lattā pativapuṣi pareṇāpi pīto'sti tāto |
bhrātā śaptaḥ pareṇa tribhuvanatalato'nyena niṣkāsitāsi ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Tta (ttā, त्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vapushi (vapusi, vapuṣī, वपुषी): defined in 1 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Parena (pareṇa, परेण): defined in 2 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Pitu (pītu, पीतु): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Atu (ātu, आतु): defined in 8 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Shaptri (saptr, śaptṛ, शप्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tribhuvana (त्रिभुवन): defined in 7 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nishkasita (niskasita, niṣkāsita, निष्कासित, niṣkāsitā, निष्कासिता): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ekenāpāti lattā pativapuṣi pareṇāpi pīto'sti tāto”
- ekenā -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- apāti -
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- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttā -
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ttā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vapuṣi -
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vapuṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[locative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pareṇā -
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pareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pīto' -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pītu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āto -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “bhrātā śaptaḥ pareṇa tribhuvanatalato'nyena niṣkāsitāsi”
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śaptaḥ -
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śaptṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śapta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb]
- pareṇa -
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pareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tribhuvana -
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tribhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tribhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- talato' -
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talataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√tal -> talat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √tal class 1 verb], [ablative single from √tal class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tal class 1 verb]√tal -> talat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √tal class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tal class 1 verb]√tal (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- anyena -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- niṣkāsitā -
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niṣkāsita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣkāsita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]niṣkāsitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second 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 7671 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.