Sanskrit quote nr. 4595 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मबुद्ध्या सुखी भूयात् गुरुबुद्ध्या विशेषतः ।
बहुबुद्ध्या विनाशः स्यात् स्त्रीबुद्ध्या प्रलयो भवेत् ॥ātmabuddhyā sukhī bhūyāt gurubuddhyā viśeṣataḥ |
bahubuddhyā vināśaḥ syāt strībuddhyā pralayo bhavet ||
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.
Sukhin (सुखिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Vinasha (vinasa, vināśa, विनाश): defined in 16 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Stribuddhi (strībuddhi, स्त्रीबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Pralaya (प्रलय): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Kavya (poetry), 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: “ātmabuddhyā sukhī bhūyāt gurubuddhyā viśeṣataḥ”
- ātmabuddhyā -
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ātmabuddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sukhī -
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sukhī (noun, masculine)[compound]sukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sukhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūyāt -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[benedictive active third single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- buddhyā* -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “bahubuddhyā vināśaḥ syāt strībuddhyā pralayo bhavet”
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- buddhyā* -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vināśaḥ -
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vināśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- strībuddhyā -
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strībuddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pralayo* -
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pralaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 4595 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.