Sanskrit quote nr. 5199 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आराध्यः पतिरेव तस्य च पदद्वन्द्वानुवृत्तिर्व्रतं ।
केनैताः सखि शिक्षितासि विपथप्रस्थानदुर्वासनाः ॥ārādhyaḥ patireva tasya ca padadvandvānuvṛttirvrataṃ |
kenaitāḥ sakhi śikṣitāsi vipathaprasthānadurvāsanāḥ ||
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.
Aradhya (ārādhya, आराध्य): defined in 9 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Padat (पदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Andu (अन्दु, andū, अन्दू): defined in 6 categories.
Anuvritti (anuvrtti, anuvṛtti, अनुवृत्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Vipatha (विपथ): defined in 5 categories.
Prasthana (prasthāna, प्रस्थान): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “ārādhyaḥ patireva tasya ca padadvandvānuvṛttirvrataṃ”
- ārādhyaḥ -
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ārādhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- patir -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padad -
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√pad -> padat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- andvā -
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andu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]andū (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- anuvṛttir -
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anuvṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vratam -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kenaitāḥ sakhi śikṣitāsi vipathaprasthānadurvāsanāḥ”
- kenai -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śikṣitāsi -
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√śikṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active second single]√śak (verb class 0)[periphrastic-future active second single]
- vipatha -
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vipatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasthāna -
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prasthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durvāsanāḥ -
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durvāsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 5199 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.