Sanskrit quote nr. 5500 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्लेषे सर्वदा पत्युः सतृष्णेवान्तरात्मना ।
अर्धनारीश्वरतनौ गौरीवृत्तं समीहते ॥āśleṣe sarvadā patyuḥ satṛṣṇevāntarātmanā |
ardhanārīśvaratanau gaurīvṛttaṃ samīhate ||
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.
Ashlesha (aslesa, āśleṣa, आश्लेष, āśleṣā, आश्लेषा): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Satrishna (satrsna, satṛṣṇa, सतृष्ण, satṛṣṇā, सतृष्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Vanta (vānta, वान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 7 categories.
Mana (manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Ardhanarishvara (ardhanarisvara, ardhanārīśvara, अर्धनारीश्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Samin (समिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āśleṣe sarvadā patyuḥ satṛṣṇevāntarātmanā”
- āśleṣe -
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āśleṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]āśleṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- patyuḥ -
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pati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- satṛṣṇe -
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satṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]satṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]satṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vānta -
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vānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vam -> vānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- manā -
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manā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ardhanārīśvaratanau gaurīvṛttaṃ samīhate”
- ardhanārīśvara -
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ardhanārīśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanau -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gaurī -
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gaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- samī -
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samin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- īhate -
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√īh (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 5500 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.