Sanskrit quote nr. 2993 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थित्वे प्रकटीकृतेऽपि न फलप्राप्तिः प्रभोः प्रत्युत ।
द्रुह्यन् दाशरथिर्विरुद्धचरितो युक्तस्तया कन्यया ॥arthitve prakaṭīkṛte'pi na phalaprāptiḥ prabhoḥ pratyuta |
druhyan dāśarathirviruddhacarito yuktastayā kanyayā ||
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.
Arthitva (अर्थित्व): defined in 2 categories.
Prakatikrita (prakatikrta, prakaṭīkṛta, प्रकटीकृत, prakaṭīkṛtā, प्रकटीकृता): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Phalaprapti (phalaprāpti, फलप्राप्ति): defined in 4 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Pratyuta (प्रत्युत): defined in 4 categories.
Druhi (druhī, द्रुही): defined in 1 categories.
Druhya (द्रुह्य): defined in 2 categories.
Druh (द्रुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Dasharathi (dasarathi, dāśarathi, दाशरथि): defined in 6 categories.
Viruddha (विरुद्ध): defined in 13 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “arthitve prakaṭīkṛte'pi na phalaprāptiḥ prabhoḥ pratyuta”
- arthitve -
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arthitva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- prakaṭīkṛte' -
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prakaṭīkṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prakaṭīkṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prakaṭīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalaprāptiḥ -
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phalaprāpti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prabhoḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pratyuta -
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pratyuta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “druhyan dāśarathirviruddhacarito yuktastayā kanyayā”
- druhya -
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druhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]druhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√druh -> druhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √druh]druh (noun, masculine)[locative single]druh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√druh (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- an -
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- dāśarathir -
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dāśarathi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viruddha -
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viruddha (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]viruddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viruddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- carito* -
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carita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuktas -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kanyayā -
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kanyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 2993 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.