Sanskrit quote nr. 5803 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति जगति न रक्षितुं समर्थः ।
क्वचिदपि कश्चिदपि प्रसह्य नारीम् ॥iti jagati na rakṣituṃ samarthaḥ |
kvacidapi kaścidapi prasahya nārīm ||
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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Prasahya (प्रसह्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nari (nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “iti jagati na rakṣituṃ samarthaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣitum -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rakṣ]
- samarthaḥ -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kvacidapi kaścidapi prasahya nārīm”
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prasahya -
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prasahya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasahya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasahya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nārīm -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 5803 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.