Sanskrit quote nr. 3336 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविदग्धः पतिः स्त्रीणां प्रौढाणां नायको गुणी ।
गुणिनां त्यागिनां स्तोको विभवश्चेति दुःखकृत् ॥avidagdhaḥ patiḥ strīṇāṃ prauḍhāṇāṃ nāyako guṇī |
guṇināṃ tyāgināṃ stoko vibhavaśceti duḥkhakṛt ||
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.
Avidagdha (अविदग्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Praudha (prauḍha, प्रौढ, prauḍhā, प्रौढा): defined in 8 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nayaka (nāyaka, नायक): defined in 20 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tyagin (tyāgin, त्यागिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Stoka (स्तोक): defined in 4 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “avidagdhaḥ patiḥ strīṇāṃ prauḍhāṇāṃ nāyako guṇī”
- avidagdhaḥ -
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avidagdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- patiḥ -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prauḍhā -
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prauḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prauḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prauḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇā -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nāyako* -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇī -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “guṇināṃ tyāgināṃ stoko vibhavaśceti duḥkhakṛt”
- guṇinām -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tyāginām -
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tyāgin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]tyāgin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- stoko* -
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stoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vibhavaś -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vibhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- duḥkha -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 3336 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.