Sanskrit quote nr. 3458 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशक्तस्तस्करः साधुः कुरूपा चेत् पतिव्रता ।
रोगी च देवताभक्तो वृद्धा वेश्या तपस्विनी ॥aśaktastaskaraḥ sādhuḥ kurūpā cet pativratā |
rogī ca devatābhakto vṛddhā veśyā tapasvinī ||
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.
Ashakta (asakta, aśakta, अशक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Taskara (तस्कर): defined in 9 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Kurupa (kurūpā, कुरूपा): defined in 8 categories.
Pativrata (pativratā, पतिव्रता): defined in 7 categories.
Rogin (रोगिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Abhakta (अभक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध, vṛddhā, वृद्धा): defined in 17 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Tapasvin (तपस्विन्): defined in 14 categories.
Tapasvini (tapasvinī, तपस्विनी): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “aśaktastaskaraḥ sādhuḥ kurūpā cet pativratā”
- aśaktas -
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aśakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taskaraḥ -
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taskara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhuḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurūpā -
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kurūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse cet*pa
- pativratā -
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pativratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rogī ca devatābhakto vṛddhā veśyā tapasvinī”
- rogī -
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rogin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devatā -
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devatā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- abhakto* -
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abhakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛddhā* -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- tapasvinī -
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tapasvinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tapasvin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3458 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.