Sanskrit quote nr. 5304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलाने गृह्यते हस्ती वाजी वल्गासु गृह्यते ।
हृदये गृह्यते नारी यदीदं नास्ति गम्यताम् ॥ālāne gṛhyate hastī vājī valgāsu gṛhyate |
hṛdaye gṛhyate nārī yadīdaṃ nāsti gamyatām ||
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.
Alana (ālāna, आलान): defined in 5 categories.
Hastin (हस्तिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Vajin (vājin, वाजिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Valga (valgā, वल्गा): defined in 2 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Gamyata (gamyatā, गम्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “ālāne gṛhyate hastī vājī valgāsu gṛhyate”
- ālāne -
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ālāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]ālāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- gṛhyate -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- hastī -
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hastin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vājī -
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vāji (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vājin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- valgāsu -
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valgā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- gṛhyate -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “hṛdaye gṛhyate nārī yadīdaṃ nāsti gamyatām”
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gṛhyate -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yadī -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gamyatām -
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gamyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√gam (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√gam (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√gam (verb class 0)[imperative passive third 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 5304 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.