Sanskrit quote nr. 2879 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरूपोऽपि सुरूपोऽपि आढ्योऽपि द्रव्यवर्जितः ।
दुःशीलः शीलयुक्तो वा स्त्रीणां भर्ताधिदेवता ॥arūpo'pi surūpo'pi āḍhyo'pi dravyavarjitaḥ |
duḥśīlaḥ śīlayukto vā strīṇāṃ bhartādhidevatā ||
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.
Arupa (arūpa, अरूप): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Surupa (surūpa, सुरूप): defined in 14 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Dravya (द्रव्य): defined in 18 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Duhshila (duhsila, duḥśīla, दुःशील): defined in 9 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील): defined in 23 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 8 categories.
Adhidevata (adhidevatā, अधिदेवता): 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: “arūpo'pi surūpo'pi āḍhyo'pi dravyavarjitaḥ”
- arūpo' -
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arūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- surūpo' -
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surūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- āḍhyo' -
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āḍhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dravya -
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dravya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dravya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varjitaḥ -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “duḥśīlaḥ śīlayukto vā strīṇāṃ bhartādhidevatā”
- duḥśīlaḥ -
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duḥśīla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śīla -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śīl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yukto* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- bhartā -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√bhṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- adhidevatā -
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adhidevatā (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 2879 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.