Sanskrit quote nr. 7409 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं वै सेवते नित्यम् अन्यं चेतसि रोचते ।
पुरुषाणामलाभेन नारी चैव पतिव्रता ॥ekaṃ vai sevate nityam anyaṃ cetasi rocate |
puruṣāṇāmalābhena nārī caiva pativratā ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Alabha (alābha, अलाभ): defined in 10 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Pativrata (pativratā, पतिव्रता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali
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: “ekaṃ vai sevate nityam anyaṃ cetasi rocate”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- sevate -
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√sev (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- rocate -
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√ruc (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “puruṣāṇāmalābhena nārī caiva pativratā”
- puruṣāṇām -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- alābhena -
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alābha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- pativratā -
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pativratā (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 7409 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.