Sanskrit quote nr. 1431 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुकूला सदा तुष्टा दक्षा साध्वी विचक्षणा ।
एभिरेव गुणैर्युक्ता श्रीरिव स्त्री न संशयः ॥anukūlā sadā tuṣṭā dakṣā sādhvī vicakṣaṇā |
ebhireva guṇairyuktā śrīriva strī na saṃśayaḥ ||
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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.
Anukula (anukūlā, अनुकूला): defined in 8 categories.
Tushta (tusta, tuṣṭa, तुष्ट, tuṣṭā, तुष्टा): defined in 7 categories.
Daksha (daksa, dakṣā, दक्षा): defined in 13 categories.
Sadhvi (sādhvī, साध्वी): defined in 9 categories.
Vicakshana (vicaksana, vicakṣaṇā, विचक्षणा): defined in 10 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Yukta (yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy
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: “anukūlā sadā tuṣṭā dakṣā sādhvī vicakṣaṇā”
- anukūlā -
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anukūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tuṣṭā* -
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tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb]√tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tus class 1 verb]√tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]√tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
- dakṣā -
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dakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sādhvī -
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sādhvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vicakṣaṇā -
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vicakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ebhireva guṇairyuktā śrīriva strī na saṃśayaḥ”
- ebhir -
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e (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇair -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yuktā -
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yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[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 1431 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.