Sanskrit quote nr. 1988 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपात्रे रमते नारी गिरौ वर्षति वासवः ।
खलमाश्रयते लक्ष्मीः प्राज्ञः प्रायेण निर्धनः ॥apātre ramate nārī girau varṣati vāsavaḥ |
khalamāśrayate lakṣmīḥ prājñaḥ prāyeṇa nirdhanaḥ ||
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.
Apatra (apātra, अपात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Giri (गिरि): defined in 16 categories.
Varshat (varsat, varṣat, वर्षत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vasava (vāsava, वासव): defined in 15 categories.
Vasu (vāsu, वासु): defined in 17 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Prayena (prāyeṇa, प्रायेण): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism
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: “apātre ramate nārī girau varṣati vāsavaḥ”
- apātre -
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apātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- girau -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]giri (noun, feminine)[locative single]giri (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- varṣati -
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varṣat (noun, masculine)[locative single]varṣat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- vāsavaḥ -
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vāsava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vāsu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “khalamāśrayate lakṣmīḥ prājñaḥ prāyeṇa nirdhanaḥ”
- khalam -
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khala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśraya -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- lakṣmīḥ -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- prājñaḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāyeṇa -
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prāyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nirdhanaḥ -
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nirdhana (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 1988 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.