Sanskrit quote nr. 8253 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औरसं मैत्रसंबद्धं तथा वंशक्रमागतम् ।
रक्षितं व्यसनेभ्यश्च मित्रं ज्ञेयं चतुर्विधम् ॥aurasaṃ maitrasaṃbaddhaṃ tathā vaṃśakramāgatam |
rakṣitaṃ vyasanebhyaśca mitraṃ jñeyaṃ caturvidham ||
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.
Aurasa (औरस): defined in 7 categories.
Maitra (मैत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Sambaddham (सम्बद्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sambaddha (सम्बद्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vamshakramagata (vamsakramagata, vaṃśakramāgata, वंशक्रमागत): defined in 1 categories.
Rakshita (raksita, rakṣita, रक्षित): defined in 8 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Caturvidha (चतुर्विध): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “aurasaṃ maitrasaṃbaddhaṃ tathā vaṃśakramāgatam”
- aurasam -
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aurasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aurasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aurasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- maitra -
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maitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambaddham -
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sambaddham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sambaddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambaddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambaddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vaṃśakramāgatam -
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vaṃśakramāgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaṃśakramāgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaṃśakramāgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “rakṣitaṃ vyasanebhyaśca mitraṃ jñeyaṃ caturvidham”
- rakṣitam -
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rakṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rakṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
- vyasanebhyaś -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- caturvidham -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8253 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.