Sanskrit quote nr. 4596 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आत्मभाग्यक्षतद्रव्यः स्त्रीद्रव्येणानुकम्पितः ।
अर्थतः पुरुषो नारी या नारी सार्थतः पुमान् ॥

ātmabhāgyakṣatadravyaḥ strīdravyeṇānukampitaḥ |
arthataḥ puruṣo nārī yā nārī sārthataḥ pumān ||

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.

Bhagin (bhāgin, भागिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Akshata (aksata, akṣata, अक्षत): defined in 14 categories.
Dravya (द्रव्य): defined in 18 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Anukampita (अनुकम्पित): defined in 3 categories.
Arthatah (arthataḥ, अर्थतः): defined in 2 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “ātmabhāgyakṣatadravyaḥ strīdravyeṇānukampitaḥ
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhāgya -
  • bhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhāgin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṣata -
  • akṣata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dravyaḥ -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dravyeṇā -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anukampitaḥ -
  • anukampita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arthataḥ puruṣo nārī nārī sārthataḥ pumān
  • arthataḥ -
  • arthataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sārtha -
  • sārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumān -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

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 4596 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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