Sanskrit quote nr. 4600 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मरतिः परशाठ्यं सज्जनबन्धुवर्जनम् ।
रिपौ श्रद्धा स्त्रियां भक्तिः तस्य निन्दा भवेद् ध्रुवम् ॥ātmaratiḥ paraśāṭhyaṃ sajjanabandhuvarjanam |
ripau śraddhā striyāṃ bhaktiḥ tasya nindā bhaved dhruvam ||
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.
Atmarati (ātmarati, आत्मरति): defined in 2 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Shathya (sathya, śāṭhya, शाठ्य): defined in 7 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Varjana (वर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Rip (रिप्): defined in 3 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddhā, श्रद्धा): defined in 20 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ninda (nindā, निन्दा): defined in 13 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ātmaratiḥ paraśāṭhyaṃ sajjanabandhuvarjanam”
- ātmaratiḥ -
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ātmarati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ātmarati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śāṭhyam -
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śāṭhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√śaṭh -> śāṭhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]√śaṭh -> śāṭhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]
- sajjana -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- varjanam -
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varjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ripau śraddhā striyāṃ bhaktiḥ tasya nindā bhaved dhruvam”
- ripau -
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rip (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ripu (noun, masculine)[locative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- śraddhā -
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śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- striyām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- bhaktiḥ -
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bhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- nindā* -
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nindā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4600 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.