Sanskrit quote nr. 5855 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इत्थं क्रियासु निवसन्त्यपि यासु तासु ।
पुंसां श्रियः प्रबलसत्त्वबहिष्कृतासु ॥itthaṃ kriyāsu nivasantyapi yāsu tāsu |
puṃsāṃ śriyaḥ prabalasattvabahiṣkṛtāsu ||
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.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vasanti (vasantī, वसन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Prabala (प्रबल): defined in 10 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Bahishkrita (bahiskrta, bahiṣkṛtā, बहिष्कृता): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “itthaṃ kriyāsu nivasantyapi yāsu tāsu”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kriyāsu -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vasantya -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yāsu -
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yā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[locative plural]
- tāsu -
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tā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “puṃsāṃ śriyaḥ prabalasattvabahiṣkṛtāsu”
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- prabala -
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prabala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sattva -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahiṣkṛtāsu -
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bahiṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
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 5855 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.