Sanskrit quote nr. 5261 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्तार्ते मुदिते हृष्टा प्रोषिते मलिना कृशा ।
मृते म्रियेत या पत्यौ सा स्त्री ज्ञेया पतिव्रता ॥ārtārte mudite hṛṣṭā proṣite malinā kṛśā |
mṛte mriyeta yā patyau sā strī jñeyā 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.
Arti (अर्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Mudita (मुदित, muditā, मुदिता): defined in 18 categories.
Hrishta (hrsta, hṛṣṭā, हृष्टा): defined in 10 categories.
Proshita (prosita, proṣita, प्रोषित, proṣitā, प्रोषिता): defined in 5 categories.
Malina (malinā, मलिना): defined in 13 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśā, कृशा): defined in 11 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत, mṛtā, मृता): defined in 13 categories.
Mriti (mrti, mṛti, मृति): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Jneya (jñeyā, ज्ञेया): defined in 9 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Buddhism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Nepali, Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy
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: “ārtārte mudite hṛṣṭā proṣite malinā kṛśā”
- ārtā -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ārtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arte -
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arti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- mudite -
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mudita (noun, masculine)[locative single]mudita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]muditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [locative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mud class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mud class 10 verb]√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [locative single from √mud class 10 verb]√mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mud class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mud class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mud class 10 verb]
- hṛṣṭā -
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hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- proṣite -
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proṣita (noun, masculine)[locative single]proṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]proṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- malinā -
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malinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛśā -
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kṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mṛte mriyeta yā patyau sā strī jñeyā pativratā”
- mṛte -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- mriyeta -
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√mṛ (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- patyau -
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pati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- jñeyā -
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jñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- 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 5261 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.