Sanskrit quote nr. 5731 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहृत्य रक्ष्यमाणापि यत्नेनान्तर्विरागिणी ।
असन्मैत्री च वेश्या च श्रीश्च कस्य कदा स्थिरा ॥āhṛtya rakṣyamāṇāpi yatnenāntarvirāgiṇī |
asanmaitrī ca veśyā ca śrīśca kasya kadā sthirā ||
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.
Ahritya (ahrtya, āhṛtya, आहृत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Rakshyamana (raksyamana, rakṣyamāṇa, रक्ष्यमाण, rakṣyamāṇā, रक्ष्यमाणा): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Viragin (virāgin, विरागिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Etri (etrī, एत्री): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Sthira (sthirā, स्थिरा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “āhṛtya rakṣyamāṇāpi yatnenāntarvirāgiṇī”
- āhṛtya -
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āhṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āhṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣyamāṇā -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yatnenā -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- virāgiṇī -
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virāgiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]virāgin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “asanmaitrī ca veśyā ca śrīśca kasya kadā sthirā”
- asanmai -
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√san (verb class 8)[imperfect active first plural]
- etrī -
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etrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīś -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sthirā -
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sthirā (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 5731 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.