Sanskrit quote nr. 5430 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशा निष्ठा प्रतिष्ठा मम किल महिलास्तासु सौख्यं कदा स्याद् ।
या प्रान्त्या सा विदध्यादिह किमपि तथा मध्यमा सा परत्र ॥āśā niṣṭhā pratiṣṭhā mama kila mahilāstāsu saukhyaṃ kadā syād |
yā prāntyā sā vidadhyādiha kimapi tathā madhyamā sā paratra ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Nishtha (nistha, niṣṭhā, निष्ठा): defined in 13 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭha, प्रतिष्ठ, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Mahila (mahilā, महिला): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Saukhya (सौख्य): defined in 9 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dhya (dhyā, ध्या): defined in 2 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Adin (ādin, आदिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Madhyama (madhyamā, मध्यमा): defined in 20 categories.
Paratra (परत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āśā niṣṭhā pratiṣṭhā mama kila mahilāstāsu saukhyaṃ kadā syād”
- āśā* -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- niṣṭhā -
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niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pratiṣṭhā* -
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pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- mahilās -
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mahilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tāsu -
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tā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- saukhyam -
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saukhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse syād
- Line 2: “yā prāntyā sā vidadhyādiha kimapi tathā madhyamā sā paratra”
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prāntyā -
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- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhyā -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādi -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhyamā -
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madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paratra -
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paratra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5430 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.