Sanskrit quote nr. 3565 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वारूढं यतिं दृष्ट्वा खट्वारूढां रजस्वलाम् ।
सकेशां विधवां दृष्ट्वा सचैलं स्नानमाचरेत् ॥aśvārūḍhaṃ yatiṃ dṛṣṭvā khaṭvārūḍhāṃ rajasvalām |
sakeśāṃ vidhavāṃ dṛṣṭvā sacailaṃ snānamācaret ||
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.
Ashvarudha (asvarudha, aśvārūḍha, अश्वारूढ): defined in 5 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Khatvarudha (khaṭvārūḍhā, खट्वारूढा): defined in 1 categories.
Rajasvala (rajasvalā, रजस्वला): defined in 4 categories.
Sakesha (sakesa, sakeśā, सकेशा): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhava (vidhavā, विधवा): defined in 10 categories.
Sacaila (सचैल): defined in 1 categories.
Snana (snāna, स्नान): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aśvārūḍhaṃ yatiṃ dṛṣṭvā khaṭvārūḍhāṃ rajasvalām”
- aśvārūḍham -
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aśvārūḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśvārūḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśvārūḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatim -
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yati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- khaṭvārūḍhām -
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khaṭvārūḍhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rajasvalām -
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rajasvalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “sakeśāṃ vidhavāṃ dṛṣṭvā sacailaṃ snānamācaret”
- sakeśām -
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sakeśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vidhavām -
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vidhavā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- sacailam -
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sacaila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sacaila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sacailā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- snānam -
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snāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 3565 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.