Sanskrit quote nr. 3679 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्यः सर्वलोकेऽस्मिन् सततं सत्कृताः प्रियैः ।
भर्तारं नानुमन्यंते विनिपातगतं स्त्रियः ॥asatyaḥ sarvaloke'smin satataṃ satkṛtāḥ priyaiḥ |
bhartāraṃ nānumanyaṃte vinipātagataṃ striyaḥ ||
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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.
Asati (asatī, असती): defined in 5 categories.
Asatya (असत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvaloka (सर्वलोक): defined in 5 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Satkrita (satkrta, satkṛta, सत्कृत, satkṛtā, सत्कृता): defined in 7 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 8 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Vinipatagata (vinipātagata, विनिपातगत): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “asatyaḥ sarvaloke'smin satataṃ satkṛtāḥ priyaiḥ”
- asatyaḥ -
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asatī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asatya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvaloke' -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- satkṛtāḥ -
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satkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- priyaiḥ -
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priya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]priya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “bhartāraṃ nānumanyaṃte vinipātagataṃ striyaḥ”
- bhartāram -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- manyante -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third plural]
- vinipātagatam -
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vinipātagata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinipātagata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinipātagatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 3679 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.