Sanskrit quote nr. 3517 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशोच्यो निर्धनः प्राज्ञोऽशोच्यः पण्डितबान्धवः ।
अशोच्या विधवा नारी पुत्रपौत्रप्रतिष्ठिता ॥aśocyo nirdhanaḥ prājño'śocyaḥ paṇḍitabāndhavaḥ |
aśocyā vidhavā nārī putrapautrapratiṣṭhitā ||
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.
Ashocya (asocya, aśocya, अशोच्य, aśocyā, अशोच्या): defined in 2 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन): defined in 6 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Vidhava (vidhavā, विधवा): defined in 10 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Putrapautra (पुत्रपौत्र): defined in 3 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhitā, प्रतिष्ठिता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil
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: “aśocyo nirdhanaḥ prājño'śocyaḥ paṇḍitabāndhavaḥ”
- aśocyo* -
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aśocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirdhanaḥ -
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nirdhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prājño' -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśocyaḥ -
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aśocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṇḍita -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- bāndhavaḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aśocyā vidhavā nārī putrapautrapratiṣṭhitā”
- aśocyā* -
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aśocya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśocyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidhavā* -
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vidhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- putrapautra -
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putrapautra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratiṣṭhitā -
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pratiṣṭhitā (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 3517 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.