Sanskrit quote nr. 1421 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनीर्ष्युर्गुप्तदारः स्यात् संविभागी प्रियंवदः ।
श्लक्ष्णो मधुरवाक्स्त्रीणां न चासां वशगो भवेत् ॥anīrṣyurguptadāraḥ syāt saṃvibhāgī priyaṃvadaḥ |
ślakṣṇo madhuravākstrīṇāṃ na cāsāṃ vaśago bhavet ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Irshyu (irsyu, īrṣyu, ईर्ष्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Gupta (गुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Samvibhagin (saṃvibhāgin, संविभागिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Priyamvada (priyaṃvada, प्रियंवद): defined in 7 categories.
Shlakshna (slaksna, ślakṣṇa, श्लक्ष्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Madhuravac (madhuravāc, मधुरवाच्): defined in 2 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “anīrṣyurguptadāraḥ syāt saṃvibhāgī priyaṃvadaḥ”
- anī -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īrṣyur -
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īrṣyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]īrṣyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gupta -
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gupta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gupta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]√gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]
- dā -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- araḥ -
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ara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- saṃvibhāgī -
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saṃvibhāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyaṃvadaḥ -
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priyaṃvada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ślakṣṇo madhuravākstrīṇāṃ na cāsāṃ vaśago bhavet”
- ślakṣṇo* -
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ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhuravāk -
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madhuravāc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]madhuravāc (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cā -
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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]
- asām -
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√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first single]
- vaśago* -
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vaśaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 1421 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.