Sanskrit quote nr. 8254 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औरसानपि पुत्रान् हि त्यजन्त्यहितकारिणः ।
समर्थान् संप्रगृह्णन्ति जनानपि नराधिपाः ॥aurasānapi putrān hi tyajantyahitakāriṇaḥ |
samarthān saṃpragṛhṇanti janānapi narādhipāḥ ||
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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.
Aurasa (औरस): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ahitakarin (ahitakārin, अहितकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Naradhipa (narādhipa, नराधिप): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “aurasānapi putrān hi tyajantyahitakāriṇaḥ”
- aurasān -
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aurasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- putrān -
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putra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tyajantya -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ahitakāriṇaḥ -
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ahitakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ahitakārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “samarthān saṃpragṛhṇanti janānapi narādhipāḥ”
- samarthān -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse sampragṛhṇanti*ja
- janān -
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jana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- narādhipāḥ -
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narādhipa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 8254 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.