Sanskrit quote nr. 6163 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह चैव स्त्रियो धन्याः शीलस्य परिरक्षणात् ।
शीलभङ्गे च नारीणां यमलोकः सुदारुणः ॥iha caiva striyo dhanyāḥ śīlasya parirakṣaṇāt |
śīlabhaṅge ca nārīṇāṃ yamalokaḥ sudāruṇaḥ ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य, dhanyā, धन्या): defined in 13 categories.
Shila (sila, śīla, शील): defined in 23 categories.
Parirakshana (pariraksana, parirakṣaṇa, परिरक्षण): defined in 4 categories.
Shilabhanga (silabhanga, śīlabhaṅga, शीलभङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Yamaloka (यमलोक): defined in 5 categories.
Sudaruna (sudāruṇa, सुदारुण): defined in 3 categories.
Sudaru (sudāru, सुदारु): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “iha caiva striyo dhanyāḥ śīlasya parirakṣaṇāt”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- striyo* -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanyāḥ -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śīlasya -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śīla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- parirakṣaṇāt -
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parirakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]parirakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “śīlabhaṅge ca nārīṇāṃ yamalokaḥ sudāruṇaḥ”
- śīlabhaṅge -
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śīlabhaṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nārīṇām -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]nārī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yamalokaḥ -
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yamaloka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sudāruṇaḥ -
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sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sudāru (noun, neuter)[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 6163 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.