Sanskrit quote nr. 1807 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्या विहाय पतिगृह- मविचिन्तितकुलकलङ्कजनगर्हाः ।
रागोपरक्तहृदया यान्ति दिगन्तं मनुष्या आसज्य ॥anyā vihāya patigṛha- mavicintitakulakalaṅkajanagarhāḥ |
rāgoparaktahṛdayā yānti digantaṃ manuṣyā āsajya ||
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 (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Vicintita (विचिन्तित): defined in 3 categories.
Kulakalanka (kulakalaṅka, कुलकलङ्क): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Garha (garhā, गर्हा): defined in 3 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग, rāgā, रागा): defined in 26 categories.
Uparakta (उपरक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Diganta (दिगन्त): defined in 3 categories.
Manushi (manusi, manuṣī, मनुषी): defined in 12 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य, manuṣyā, मनुष्या): defined in 11 categories.
Asajya (āsajya, आसज्य): defined in 1 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, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “anyā vihāya patigṛha- mavicintitakulakalaṅkajanagarhāḥ”
- anyā* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√an (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gṛha -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicintita -
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vicintita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicintita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulakalaṅka -
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kulakalaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jana -
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jana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- garhāḥ -
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garhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “rāgoparaktahṛdayā yānti digantaṃ manuṣyā āsajya”
- rāgo -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uparakta -
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uparakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uparakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdayā* -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- digantam -
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diganta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]diganta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]digantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manuṣyā* -
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manuṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]manuṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āsajya -
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āsajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1807 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.