Sanskrit quote nr. 7754 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ग्राम्यो धातृद्विजसुतः प्राप्तलाभश्च गायनः ।
सद्यः सार्थपतिः प्राप्तः श्रीमान् दैवपरायणः ॥grāmyo dhātṛdvijasutaḥ prāptalābhaśca gāyanaḥ |
sadyaḥ sārthapatiḥ prāptaḥ śrīmān daivaparāyaṇaḥ ||
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.
Gramya (grāmya, ग्राम्य): defined in 8 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Suta (सुत): defined in 18 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Gayana (gāyana, गायन): defined in 8 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sarthapati (sārthapati, सार्थपति): defined in 2 categories.
Shrimat (srimat, śrīmat, श्रीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Daivapara (दैवपर): defined in 2 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “grāmyo dhātṛdvijasutaḥ prāptalābhaśca gāyanaḥ”
- grāmyo* -
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grāmya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhātṛ -
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dhātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dvija -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sutaḥ -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- prāpta -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābhaś -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāyanaḥ -
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gāyana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sadyaḥ sārthapatiḥ prāptaḥ śrīmān daivaparāyaṇaḥ”
- sadyaḥ -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sārthapatiḥ -
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sārthapati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrīmān -
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śrīmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daivaparāya -
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daivapara (noun, masculine)[dative single]daivapara (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ṇaḥ -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7754 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.