Sanskrit quote nr. 4594 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मबुद्धिः सुखं चैव गुरुबुद्धिर्विशेषतः ।
परबुद्धिरर्विनाशाय स्त्रीबुद्धिः प्रलयंकरी ॥ātmabuddhiḥ sukhaṃ caiva gurubuddhirviśeṣataḥ |
parabuddhirarvināśāya strībuddhiḥ pralayaṃkarī ||
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.
Atmabuddhi (ātmabuddhi, आत्मबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Aru (अरु): defined in 7 categories.
Ina (इन, inā, इना): defined in 9 categories.
Asha (asa, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Stribuddhi (strībuddhi, स्त्रीबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ātmabuddhiḥ sukhaṃ caiva gurubuddhirviśeṣataḥ”
- ātmabuddhiḥ -
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ātmabuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “parabuddhirarvināśāya strībuddhiḥ pralayaṃkarī”
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arvi -
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aru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- inā -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]i (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]inā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśāya -
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āśa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- strībuddhiḥ -
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strībuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pralayaṅkarī -
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pralayaṅkarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative 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 4594 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.