Sanskrit quote nr. 6193 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इहलोके च पितृभिर् या स्त्री यस्य महामते ।
अद्भिर्दत्ता स्वर्धर्मेण प्रेत्यभावेऽपि तस्य सा ॥ihaloke ca pitṛbhir yā strī yasya mahāmate |
adbhirdattā svardharmeṇa pretyabhāve'pi tasya sā ||
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.
Ihaloka (इहलोक): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahamata (mahāmata, महामत, mahāmatā, महामता): defined in 2 categories.
Mahamati (mahāmati, महामति): defined in 9 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Datta (dattā, दत्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Pretyabhava (pretyabhāva, प्रेत्यभाव): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “ihaloke ca pitṛbhir yā strī yasya mahāmate”
- ihaloke -
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ihaloka (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]
- pitṛbhir -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mahāmate -
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mahāmata (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahāmata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mahāmatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahāmati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mahāmati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “adbhirdattā svardharmeṇa pretyabhāve'pi tasya sā”
- adbhir -
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ap (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dattā -
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dattā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse svardharmeṇa*pr
- pretyabhāve' -
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pretyabhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (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 6193 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.