Sanskrit quote nr. 6946 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्नम्योन्नम्य तत्रैव दरिद्राणां मनोरथाः ।
पतन्ति हृदये व्यर्था विधवास्त्रीस्तना इव ॥unnamyonnamya tatraiva daridrāṇāṃ manorathāḥ |
patanti hṛdaye vyarthā vidhavāstrīstanā iva ||
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.
Tatraiva (तत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र, daridrā, दरिद्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ, manorathā, मनोरथा): defined in 10 categories.
Patanti (patantī, पतन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Vyartha (व्यर्थ, vyarthā, व्यर्था): defined in 7 categories.
Vidhavastri (vidhavāstrī, विधवास्त्री): defined in 1 categories.
Tana (tanā, तना): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil
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: “unnamyonnamya tatraiva daridrāṇāṃ manorathāḥ”
- unnamyo -
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unnamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unnamya -
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unnamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- daridrāṇām -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]daridra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]daridrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- manorathāḥ -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manorathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “patanti hṛdaye vyarthā vidhavāstrīstanā iva”
- patanti -
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patantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vyarthā* -
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vyartha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vyarthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidhavāstrīs -
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vidhavāstrī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- tanā* -
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tanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6946 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.