Sanskrit quote nr. 4201 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो स्त्रीप्रेरणा नाम रजसालङ्घितात्मनाम् ।
पुंसां वात्येव सरसामाशयक्षोभकारिणी ॥aho strīpreraṇā nāma rajasālaṅghitātmanām |
puṃsāṃ vātyeva sarasāmāśayakṣobhakāriṇī ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Rajasa (रजस, rajasā, रजसा): defined in 11 categories.
Alanghitatman (alaṅghitātman, अलङ्घितात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Vati (vāti, वाति, vātī, वाती): defined in 12 categories.
Vatya (vātya, वात्य, vātyā, वात्या): defined in 5 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasa (sarasā, सरसा): defined in 16 categories.
Ashaya (asaya, āśaya, आशय): defined in 12 categories.
Kshobhaka (ksobhaka, kṣobhaka, क्षोभक, kṣobhakā, क्षोभका): defined in 3 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “aho strīpreraṇā nāma rajasālaṅghitātmanām”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- preraṇā -
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- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rajasā -
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rajasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rajas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]rajasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alaṅghitātmanām -
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alaṅghitātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]alaṅghitātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]alaṅghitātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “puṃsāṃ vātyeva sarasāmāśayakṣobhakāriṇī”
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vātye -
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vāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vātya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vātya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vāt class 10 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√vāt (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarasām -
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saras (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āśaya -
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āśaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣobhakā -
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kṣobhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣobhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣobhakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ariṇī -
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ari (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 4201 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.