Sanskrit quote nr. 6297 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कामिनीषु विवाहेषु गवां मुक्तौ तथैव च ।
ब्राह्मणानां विपत्तौ च शपथैर्नास्ति पातकम् ॥kāminīṣu vivāheṣu gavāṃ muktau tathaiva ca |
brāhmaṇānāṃ vipattau ca śapathairnāsti pātakam ||
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.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Vivaha (vivāha, विवाह): defined in 18 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त): defined in 22 categories.
Mukti (मुक्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇā, ब्राह्मणा): defined in 19 categories.
Vipatti (विपत्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Pataka (pātaka, पातक): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mimamsa (school of 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: “kāminīṣu vivāheṣu gavāṃ muktau tathaiva ca”
- kāminīṣu -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- vivāheṣu -
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vivāha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vivāha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- muktau -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mukti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇānāṃ vipattau ca śapathairnāsti pātakam”
- brāhmaṇānām -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vipattau -
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vipatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śapathair -
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śapatha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pātakam -
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pātaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pātakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6297 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.