Sanskrit quote nr. 8595 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्या वरयते रूपं माता वित्तं पिता श्रुतम् ।
बान्धवाः कुलमिच्छन्ति मिष्टान्नमितरे जनाः ॥kanyā varayate rūpaṃ mātā vittaṃ pitā śrutam |
bāndhavāḥ kulamicchanti miṣṭānnamitare janāḥ ||
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.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Mata (māta, मात, mātā, माता): defined in 12 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mishtanna (mistanna, miṣṭānna, मिष्टान्न): defined in 6 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “kanyā varayate rūpaṃ mātā vittaṃ pitā śrutam”
- kanyā* -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- varayate -
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√vṛ -> varayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛ]√vṛ -> varayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛ]√vṛ (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mātā* -
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māta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- Line 2: “bāndhavāḥ kulamicchanti miṣṭānnamitare janāḥ”
- bāndhavāḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- miṣṭānnam -
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miṣṭānna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- itare -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]itara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 8595 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.