Sanskrit quote nr. 7424 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः पथा न गन्तव्यं न सुप्तिं बाह्यमन्दिरे ।
जनवाक्यं न कर्तव्यं स्त्रीणामालोचनं विना ॥ekaḥ pathā na gantavyaṃ na suptiṃ bāhyamandire |
janavākyaṃ na kartavyaṃ strīṇāmālocanaṃ vinā ||
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.
Patha (पथ): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Gantavya (गन्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Supti (सुप्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Bahyam (bāhyam, बाह्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bahya (bāhya, बाह्य): defined in 15 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Alocana (ālocana, आलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ekaḥ pathā na gantavyaṃ na suptiṃ bāhyamandire”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pathā* -
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patha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gantavyam -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- suptim -
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supti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bāhyam -
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bāhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- andi -
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ad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “janavākyaṃ na kartavyaṃ strīṇāmālocanaṃ vinā”
- jana -
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jana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- strīṇām -
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strī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ālocanam -
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ālocana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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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.