Sanskrit quote nr. 2812 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये लाजा उच्चैः पथि वचनमाकर्ण्य गृहिणी ।
शिशोः कर्णौ यत्नात् सुपिहितवती दीनवदना ॥aye lājā uccaiḥ pathi vacanamākarṇya gṛhiṇī |
śiśoḥ karṇau yatnāt supihitavatī dīnavadanā ||
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.
Laja (lāja, लाज): defined in 12 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Supihitavat (सुपिहितवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dinavadana (dīnavadanā, दीनवदना): defined in 2 categories.
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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 lājā uccaiḥ pathi vacanamākarṇya gṛhiṇī”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- lājā* -
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lāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākarṇya -
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- gṛhiṇī -
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gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gṛhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śiśoḥ karṇau yatnāt supihitavatī dīnavadanā”
- śiśoḥ -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karṇau -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yatnāt -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- supihitavatī -
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supihitavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dīnavadanā -
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dīnavadanā (noun, feminine)[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 2812 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.