Sanskrit quote nr. 7934 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतावानेव पुरुषो यज्जायात्मा प्रजेति ह ।
विप्राः प्राहुस् तथा चैतद् यो भर्ता सा स्मृताङ्गना ॥etāvāneva puruṣo yajjāyātmā prajeti ha |
viprāḥ prāhus tathā caitad yo bhartā sā smṛtāṅganā ||
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.
Etavat (etāvat, एतावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Vipra (विप्र, viprā, विप्रा): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry)
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: “etāvāneva puruṣo yajjāyātmā prajeti ha”
- etāvān -
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etāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puruṣo* -
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- Cannot analyse yajjāyātmā*pr
- praje -
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praja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]praja (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “viprāḥ prāhus tathā caitad yo bhartā sā smṛtāṅganā”
- viprāḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viprā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahus -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhartā -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- smṛtā -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[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 7934 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.