Sanskrit quote nr. 2797 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये को जानीते निजपुरुषसङ्गो हि न तथा ।
यथा चेतः स्त्रीणां परपुरुषसङ्गो रमयते ॥aye ko jānīte nijapuruṣasaṅgo hi na tathā |
yathā cetaḥ strīṇāṃ parapuruṣasaṅgo ramayate ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Parapurusha (parapurusa, parapuruṣa, परपुरुष): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aye ko jānīte nijapuruṣasaṅgo hi na tathā”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jānīte -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle third single]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puruṣa -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgo* -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “yathā cetaḥ strīṇāṃ parapuruṣasaṅgo ramayate”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cetaḥ -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cetṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- parapuruṣa -
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parapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgo* -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ramayate -
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√ram -> ramayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram]√ram -> ramayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram]√ram (verb class 0)[present middle 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 2797 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.