Sanskrit quote nr. 4775 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ वेश्या पुनर्दासी पश्चाद् भवति कुट्टिनी ।
सर्वोपायपरिक्षीणा वृद्धा नारी पतिव्रता ॥ādau veśyā punardāsī paścād bhavati kuṭṭinī |
sarvopāyaparikṣīṇā vṛddhā nārī pativratā ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuttin (kuṭṭin, कुट्टिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kuttini (kuṭṭinī, कुट्टिनी): defined in 3 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Parikshina (pariksina, parikṣīṇa, परिक्षीण, parikṣīṇā, परिक्षीणा): defined in 3 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध, vṛddhā, वृद्धा): defined in 17 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Pativrata (pativratā, पतिव्रता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), 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: “ādau veśyā punardāsī paścād bhavati kuṭṭinī”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāsī -
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dāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kuṭṭinī -
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kuṭṭinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kuṭṭin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sarvopāyaparikṣīṇā vṛddhā nārī pativratā”
- sarvo -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāya -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parikṣīṇā* -
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parikṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parikṣīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛddhā* -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pativratā -
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pativratā (noun, feminine)[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 4775 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.