Sanskrit quote nr. 5485 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्रयेणैव शोभन्ते पण्डिता वनिता लताः ।
बहुमूल्यं हि माणिक्यं जटितं हेम्नि राजते ॥āśrayeṇaiva śobhante paṇḍitā vanitā latāḥ |
bahumūlyaṃ hi māṇikyaṃ jaṭitaṃ hemni rājate ||
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.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित, paṇḍitā, पण्डिता): defined in 16 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Bahumulya (bahumūlya, बहुमूल्य): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Manikya (māṇikya, माणिक्य): defined in 11 categories.
Jati (jaṭī, जटी): defined in 29 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Rajata (rājatā, राजता, rājata, राजत): defined in 10 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “āśrayeṇaiva śobhante paṇḍitā vanitā latāḥ”
- āśrayeṇai -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śobhante -
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√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- paṇḍitā* -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- vanitā* -
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vanita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vanitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- latāḥ -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bahumūlyaṃ hi māṇikyaṃ jaṭitaṃ hemni rājate”
- bahumūlyam -
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bahumūlya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahumūlya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahumūlyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- māṇikyam -
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māṇikya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṇikya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]māṇikyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaṭi -
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jaṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jaṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jaṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jaṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hemni -
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heman (noun, masculine)[locative single]heman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rājate -
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rājatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rājata (noun, masculine)[locative single]rājata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj (verb class 1)[present middle 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 5485 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.