Sanskrit quote nr. 7800 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् तु मां दहति यद् गृहमस्मदीयं ।
क्षीणार्थमित्यतिथयः परिवर्जयन्ति ॥etat tu māṃ dahati yad gṛhamasmadīyaṃ |
kṣīṇārthamityatithayaḥ parivarjayanti ||
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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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Asmadiya (asmadīya, अस्मदीय): defined in 3 categories.
Kshinartha (ksinartha, kṣīṇārtha, क्षीणार्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Varja (वर्ज): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit
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: “etat tu māṃ dahati yad gṛhamasmadīyaṃ”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- asmadīyam -
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asmadīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmadīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmadīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṣīṇārthamityatithayaḥ parivarjayanti”
- kṣīṇārtham -
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kṣīṇārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīṇārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīṇārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- atithayaḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- varja -
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varja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third 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 7800 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.