Sanskrit quote nr. 8787 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति शोभामलके स्त्रियाः को ।
दृश्या न कान्ता विधिना च कोक्ता ॥karoti śobhāmalake striyāḥ ko |
dṛśyā na kāntā vidhinā ca koktā ||
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.
Laka (लक): defined in 2 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Drishi (drsi, dṛśi, दृशि): defined in 1 categories.
Drishya (drsya, dṛśya, दृश्य, dṛśyā, दृश्या): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Ukta (uktā, उक्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “karoti śobhāmalake striyāḥ ko”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- śobhāma -
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√śubh (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- lake -
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laka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- striyāḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ko -
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ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “dṛśyā na kāntā vidhinā ca koktā”
- dṛśyā* -
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dṛśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dṛśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś 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]
- kāntā* -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- vidhinā -
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vidhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktā -
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uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
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 8787 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.