Sanskrit quote nr. 4273 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आकारे मदनः सुकाव्यरचनाचातुर्ययुक्तौ गुरुः ।
षड्भाषास्वपि दृश्यते व्यसनिता तं दृष्टवत्यः स्त्रियः ॥

ākāre madanaḥ sukāvyaracanācāturyayuktau guruḥ |
ṣaḍbhāṣāsvapi dṛśyate vyasanitā taṃ dṛṣṭavatyaḥ striyaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Racana (racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.
Caturi (cāturī, चातुरी): defined in 4 categories.
Caturya (cāturya, चातुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ayukti (अयुक्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhasha (bhasa, bhāṣā, भाषा): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Vyasanita (vyasanitā, व्यसनिता): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Drishtavati (drstavati, dṛṣṭavatī, दृष्टवती): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil

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: “ākāre madanaḥ sukāvyaracanācāturyayuktau guruḥ
  • ākāre -
  • ākāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • madanaḥ -
  • madana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāvya -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
  • racanā -
  • racanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāturya -
  • cāturī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāturya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayuktau -
  • ayukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ayukti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍbhāṣāsvapi dṛśyate vyasanitā taṃ dṛṣṭavatyaḥ striyaḥ
  • ṣaḍ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāṣāsva -
  • bhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • vyasanitā -
  • vyasanitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭavatyaḥ -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭavatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4273 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.

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