Sanskrit quote nr. 4154 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो धार्ष्ट्यमसाधूनां निन्दतामनघाः स्त्रियः ।
मुष्णतामिव चौराणां तिष्ठ चौरेति जल्पताम् ॥aho dhārṣṭyamasādhūnāṃ nindatāmanaghāḥ striyaḥ |
muṣṇatāmiva caurāṇāṃ tiṣṭha caureti jalpatām ||
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.
Dharshtya (dharstya, dhārṣṭya, धार्ष्ट्य): defined in 2 categories.
Asadhu (asādhu, असाधु): defined in 3 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anagha (अनघ, anaghā, अनघा): defined in 9 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Mushnat (musnat, muṣṇat, मुष्णत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Caura (चौर, caurā, चौरा): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Jalpat (जल्पत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “aho dhārṣṭyamasādhūnāṃ nindatāmanaghāḥ striyaḥ”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- dhārṣṭyam -
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dhārṣṭya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asādhūnām -
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asādhu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asādhu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]asādhu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nindatām -
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√nind -> nindat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √nind class 1 verb]√nind (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- anaghāḥ -
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anagha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anaghā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “muṣṇatāmiva caurāṇāṃ tiṣṭha caureti jalpatām”
- muṣṇatām -
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√muṣ -> muṣṇat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √muṣ class 9 verb]√muṣ -> muṣṇat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √muṣ class 9 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- caurāṇām -
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caura (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]caura (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]caurā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tiṣṭha -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- caure -
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caura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]caura (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]caurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jalpatām -
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√jalp -> jalpat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp -> jalpat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
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 4154 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.