Sanskrit quote nr. 8456 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
पुत्रान् स्मरंस्ता दुहितॄर्हृदस्या ।
भ्रातॄन् स्वसॄर्वा पितरौ च दीनौ ॥putrān smaraṃstā duhitṝrhṛdasyā |
bhrātṝn svasṝrvā pitarau ca dīnau ||
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.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dina (dīna, दीन): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “putrān smaraṃstā duhitṝrhṛdasyā”
- putrān -
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putra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- smaraṃs -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- tā* -
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- Cannot analyse duhitṝrhṛdasyā
- Line 2: “bhrātṝn svasṝrvā pitarau ca dīnau”
- bhrātṝn -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse svasṝrvā*pi
- pitarau -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīnau -
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dīna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8456 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.