Sanskrit quote nr. 5864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इत्थं नारीर्घटयितुमलं कामिभिः काममासन् ।
प्रालेयांशोः सपदि रुचयः शान्तमानान्तरायाः ॥itthaṃ nārīrghaṭayitumalaṃ kāmibhiḥ kāmamāsan |
prāleyāṃśoḥ sapadi rucayaḥ śāntamānāntarāyāḥ ||
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.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Praleyamshu (praleyamsu, prāleyāṃśu, प्रालेयांशु): defined in 3 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Tara (tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “itthaṃ nārīrghaṭayitumalaṃ kāmibhiḥ kāmamāsan”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nārīr -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]nārī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- ghaṭayitum -
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√ghaṭ -> ghaṭayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ghaṭ]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāmibhiḥ -
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kāmi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]kāmi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāmin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kāmin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsan -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “prāleyāṃśoḥ sapadi rucayaḥ śāntamānāntarāyāḥ”
- prāleyāṃśoḥ -
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prāleyāṃśu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sapadi -
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sapadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rucayaḥ -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śāntam -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- ānān -
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āna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarāyāḥ -
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tarā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 5864 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.