Sanskrit quote nr. 5258 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्ता देवान् नमस्यन्ति तपः कुर्वन्ति रोगिणः ।
निर्धना दानमिच्छन्ति वृद्धा नारी पतिव्रता ॥ārtā devān namasyanti tapaḥ kurvanti rogiṇaḥ |
nirdhanā dānamicchanti 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.
Arta (ārta, आर्त, ārtā, आर्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Namasya (नमस्य): defined in 3 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Rogin (रोगिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन, nirdhanā, निर्धना): defined in 6 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 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: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ārtā devān namasyanti tapaḥ kurvanti rogiṇaḥ”
- ārtā* -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ārtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devān -
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deva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]deva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- namasya -
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namasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]namas (noun, masculine)[locative single]namas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nam (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- rogiṇaḥ -
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rogin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rogin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “nirdhanā dānamicchanti vṛddhā nārī pativratā”
- nirdhanā* -
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nirdhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirdhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third 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 5258 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.