Sanskrit quote nr. 4443 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचारो ग्रामवासान्तो गृहान्ता प्रभुता स्त्रियः ।
नृपश्रीर्ब्रह्मशापान्ता फलान्तं ब्रह्मवर्चसम् ॥ācāro grāmavāsānto gṛhāntā prabhutā striyaḥ |
nṛpaśrīrbrahmaśāpāntā phalāntaṃ brahmavarcasam ||
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.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Gramavasa (grāmavāsa, ग्रामवास): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह): defined in 15 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Prabhuta (prabhutā, प्रभुता): defined in 10 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Phalanta (phalānta, फलान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Brahmavarcas (ब्रह्मवर्चस्): defined in 2 categories.
Brahmavarcasa (ब्रह्मवर्चस): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “ācāro grāmavāsānto gṛhāntā prabhutā striyaḥ”
- ācāro* -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- grāmavāsān -
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grāmavāsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛhān -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhutā -
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prabhutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nṛpaśrīrbrahmaśāpāntā phalāntaṃ brahmavarcasam”
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śāpāntā -
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- phalāntam -
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phalānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- brahmavarcasam -
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brahmavarcasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brahmavarcasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]brahmavarcas (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 4443 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.