Sanskrit quote nr. 3628 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंप्राप्तरजा गौरी प्राप्ते रजसि रोहिणी ।
अव्यञ्जना भवेत् कन्या कुचहीना च नग्निका ॥asaṃprāptarajā gaurī prāpte rajasi rohiṇī |
avyañjanā bhavet kanyā kucahīnā ca nagnikā ||
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.
Asamprapta (asamprāpta, असम्प्राप्त): defined in 1 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Rohini (rohiṇi, रोहिणि, rohiṇī, रोहिणी): defined in 20 categories.
Rohin (रोहिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Avyanjana (avyañjana, अव्यञ्जन, avyañjanā, अव्यञ्जना): defined in 1 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Hina (hīnā, हीना): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nagnika (nagnikā, नग्निका): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “asaṃprāptarajā gaurī prāpte rajasi rohiṇī”
- asamprāpta -
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asamprāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asamprāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajā* -
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raja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gaurī -
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gaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- prāpte -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- rajasi -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[locative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√raj (verb class 1)[present active second single]√rañj (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- rohiṇī -
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rohiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rohiṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rohin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “avyañjanā bhavet kanyā kucahīnā ca nagnikā”
- avyañjanā* -
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avyañjana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]avyañjanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kanyā -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- hīnā -
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hīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nagnikā -
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nagnikā (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 3628 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.