Sanskrit quote nr. 8965 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलङ्कयन्ति सन्मार्गजुषः परिभवन्त्यलम् ।
वात्या इवातिचपलाः स्त्रियो भूरिरजोवृताः ॥kalaṅkayanti sanmārgajuṣaḥ paribhavantyalam |
vātyā ivāticapalāḥ striyo bhūrirajovṛtāḥ ||
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.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sanmarga (sanmārga, सन्मार्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष): defined in 2 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavanti (भवन्ति, bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Vatya (vātya, वात्य, vātyā, वात्या): defined in 5 categories.
Vati (vātī, वाती): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Capala (चपल, capalā, चपला): defined in 17 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Aja (अज): defined in 22 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत, vṛtā, वृता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, India history, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “kalaṅkayanti sanmārgajuṣaḥ paribhavantyalam”
- kalaṅka -
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kalaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- sanmārga -
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sanmārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- juṣaḥ -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]juṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhavantya -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vātyā ivāticapalāḥ striyo bhūrirajovṛtāḥ”
- vātyā* -
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vātya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vāt class 10 verb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- capalāḥ -
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capala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]capalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyo* -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūrir -
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bhūri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhūri (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajo -
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aja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛtāḥ -
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vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 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 8965 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.