Sanskrit quote nr. 3575 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
मौनं मूर्खेषु च स्त्रीषु पातिव्रत्यं सुभूषणम् ।
महादुर्भूषणं चैतद् विपरीतममीषु च ॥maunaṃ mūrkheṣu ca strīṣu pātivratyaṃ subhūṣaṇam |
mahādurbhūṣaṇaṃ caitad viparītamamīṣu ca ||
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.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Strishu (strisu, strīṣū, स्त्रीषू): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Pativratya (pātivratya, पातिव्रत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Subhushana (subhusana, subhūṣaṇa, सुभूषण): defined in 2 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत): defined in 14 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 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, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Pali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “maunaṃ mūrkheṣu ca strīṣu pātivratyaṃ subhūṣaṇam”
- maunam -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mūrkheṣu -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- strīṣu -
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strīṣū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]strī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- pātivratyam -
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pātivratya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- subhūṣaṇam -
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subhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]subhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]subhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “mahādurbhūṣaṇaṃ caitad viparītamamīṣu ca”
- mahād -
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maha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]maha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viparītam -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viparīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viparītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amīṣu -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 3575 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.