Sanskrit quote nr. 1467 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुनयति पतिं न लज्जमाना कथयति नापि सखीजनाय किंचित् ।
प्रसरति मलयानिले नवोढा वहति परंतु चिराय शून्यमन्तः ॥anunayati patiṃ na lajjamānā kathayati nāpi sakhījanāya kiṃcit |
prasarati malayānile navoḍhā vahati paraṃtu cirāya śūnyamantaḥ ||
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.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Lajjamana (lajjamānā, लज्जमाना): defined in 2 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sakhijana (sakhījana, सखीजन): defined in 2 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Malayanila (malayānila, मलयानिल): defined in 3 categories.
Navodha (navoḍhā, नवोढा): defined in 5 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य): defined in 15 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of 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: “anunayati patiṃ na lajjamānā kathayati nāpi sakhījanāya kiṃcit”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nayati -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lajjamānā -
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√lajj -> lajjamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lajj class 6 verb]
- kathayati -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sakhījanāya -
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sakhījana (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prasarati malayānile navoḍhā vahati paraṃtu cirāya śūnyamantaḥ”
- prasa -
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√pras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- malayānile -
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malayānila (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- navoḍhā* -
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navoḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- paran -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cirāya -
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cira (noun, masculine)[dative single]cira (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śūnyam -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- antaḥ -
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anta (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 1467 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.