Sanskrit quote nr. 3550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वप्लुतं वासवगर्जितं च ।
स्त्रीणां च चित्तं पुरुषस्य भाग्यम् ॥aśvaplutaṃ vāsavagarjitaṃ ca |
strīṇāṃ ca cittaṃ puruṣasya bhāgyam ||
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.
Ashvapluta (asvapluta, aśvapluta, अश्वप्लुत): defined in 1 categories.
Vasava (vāsava, वासव): defined in 15 categories.
Garjita (गर्जित): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “aśvaplutaṃ vāsavagarjitaṃ ca”
- aśvaplutam -
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aśvapluta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāsava -
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vāsava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garjitam -
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garjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]garjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]garjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “strīṇāṃ ca cittaṃ puruṣasya bhāgyam”
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhāgyam -
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bhāgya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāgya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāgyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3550 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.